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Workers leaflet Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel today

The Hill workers organize

Labor Photo: Mine Workers wash Vietnam Memorial

Unions Power America Contest awarding $110,000 to union members

Labor on the Move: Hayley Brown new president at NPEU

Labor Quote

Today's Labor History

 

Labor Calendar: [link removed] click here for complete and latest listings

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Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel leaflet (UNITE HERE 7): Mon, July 25, 5pm - 7pm

Corner of Little Patuxent Parkway and Divided Sky Lane

FILM: Local 1196: A Steelworkers Strike: Mon, July 25, 6pm - 8pm
Hosted by the Bertelsmann Foundation / Oberlin Club of Washington DC / DC Labor Fest

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[link removed] D.C. CLUW meeting: Wed, July 27, 6pm - 8pm

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, July 28, 1pm - 2pm

WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online.

What Can Labor Do to Build on this Unusually Promising Moment? Thu, July 28, 2pm - 3pm

The Century Foundation: [link removed] RSVP HERE.

Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel leaflet (UNITE HERE 7): Sat, July 30, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Corner of Little Patuxent Parkway and Divided Sky Lane ([link removed] map)

Workers leaflet Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel today

Former Sheraton Columbia workers continue their fight against the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel with actions today and this Saturday (see Calendar). "The county is processing complaints from twenty workers who the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel has not recalled as required by the Hospitality Recall Ordinance," reports Unite Here Local 7. "While we await enforcement of the bill, we are continuing to raise awareness of the worker's call for people not to patronize the hotel." This summer the focus is on concert goers to Merriweather Post Pavilion because of Brad Canfield's co-ownership of the hotel and the fact that the Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel is marketing heavily to Post Pavilion concert goers. The first leaflet is today at 5p at Merriweather Post Pavilion.


The Hill workers organize

Workers at The Hill have voted to join NewsGuild-CWA. Their union, The Hill Guild, part of Washington-Baltimore News Guild (TNG-CWA Local 32035), wants to improve diversity in the newsroom and work on improving benefits to keep people at The Hill. The unit of about 100 staff writers, designers, video producers, and members of the social media and events teams is also interested in protecting abortion rights, securing gender-affirming care, and lowering high prescription fees.

Labor Photo: Mine Workers wash Vietnam memorial

The UMWA washed the Vietnam War Memorial Wall Saturday morning, "an annual event for us that had stopped during COVID." they [link removed] tweeted.[link removed]

Unions Power America Contest awarding $110,000 to union members

The 2022 Union Plus Labor Day campaign has kicked off. The [link removed] Unions Power America contest will run through Monday, Aug. 8. Check out the campaign launch video here: [link removed] Unions Power America Celebration. Anyone can nominate exceptional current or retired union members--including themselves--to win the contest by sharing stories of how they are making a difference in their community, at home and/or on the job. "We're excited to celebrate so many hardworking union members and will award a total of $110,000 in prizes, including top prizes of $25,000, $20,000 and $15,000," says UnionPlus. Visit [link removed] UnionPlus.org/LaborDay to enter. Members will have more chances to win prizes in the second phase of the Labor Day campaign--the Unions Power America Sweepstakes, launching Aug. 10. All winners will be announced on Labor Day. Learn more about the contest and access promotional materials in the [link removed] Union Plus Digital Toolkit.

- AFL-CIO Daily Brief

Labor on the Move: Hayley Brown new president at NPEU

Hayley Brown has been elected the new president of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU, IFPTE Local 70). She succeeds Katie Barrows, whose accomplishments during her tenure included growing NPEU's units from 12 to 49 and the membership from ~300 to more than 1,300, as well as establishing NPEU communications, hiring two full-time staffers and bargaining strong contracts.

Labor Quote: Mark Federici

"We showed up for work every blessed day. Now's the time. Now's the time to say enough is enough."

At the July 20 UFCW 400 rally at the Largo Shoppers for a contract.

Labor on the Air: On last week's [link removed] Your Rights At Work radio show (WPFW 89.3FM Thursdays at 1p):

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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] A cold wind and a hot summer sit-down. Last week's show: [link removed] Tragedy and Resistance at Port Chicago Naval Magazine. photo: 1948 government cafeteria worker strike.

July 25

Workers stage a general strike - believed to be the nation's first - in St. Louis, in support of striking railroad workers. The successful strike was ended when some 3,000 federal troops and 5,000 deputized special police killed at least eighteen people in skirmishes around the city - 1877

New York garment workers win closed shop and firing of scabs after 7-month strike - 1890

The Teamsters and Service Employees unions break from the AFL-CIO during the federation's 50th convention to begin the Change to Win coalition, ultimately comprised of seven unions (4 by 2011: SEIU, Teamsters, UFCW and the UFW). They say they want more emphasis on organizing and less on electoral politics - 2005

July 26

In Chicago, 30 workers are killed by federal troops, more than 100 wounded at the "Battle of the Viaduct" during the Great Railroad Strike - 1877

Battle of Mucklow, W.Va. in coal strike. An estimated 100,000 shots were fired; 12 miners and four guards were killed - 1912

President Truman issues Executive Order 9981, directing equality of opportunity in armed forces - 1948

 

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