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"Don't play with my money" say MetroAccess workers

Court strikes down Trump-era FLRA policy allowing agency heads to unilaterally rewrite union contracts

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Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote

Hiring Hall: DC-area union staff jobs!!

TODAY'S LABOR CALENDAR; [link removed] click here for complete and latest listings

Union City Radio: 7:15am daily
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM; [link removed] click here to hear today's report

ATU Local 689 Strike Picket: Daily for the duration of the strike, 2am - 3pm

3201 Hubbard Rd, Landover, MD 20785 ([link removed] map)
Support MetroAccess workers on strike! Join the picket line every day including weekends from 2 AM to 3 pm at 3201 Hubbard Rd. in Landover, MD. Bring food, water and ice!

Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, August 10, 8:15am - 9:15am

Windmill Hill Park, 500 S. Lee St., Alexandria ([link removed] map)

Rally for a Fair Contract for Shoppers workers (UFCW Local 400): Wed, August 10, 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Shoppers, 6300 Coventry Way, Clinton, MD 20735, USA ([link removed] map)

Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, August 11, 1pm - 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online.
Hosts: Chris Garlock and Ed Smith; JOIN US AT 202-588-0893

 

On The Air: [link removed] Click here to catch last week's Your Rights At Work radio show (WPFW 89.3FM, Thursdays 1-2p): [link removed] Live from the MetroAccess strike picketline

"Don't play with my money" say MetroAccess workers

"MetroAccess literally kept my mother alive for years," Prince George's County Council member Jolene Ivey said at Tuesday morning's rally for striking MetroAccess workers. "She had to go to dialysis and she was old and my dad was older and he couldn't get her there and she couldn't get herself there. So I am deeply indebted to you, and all of you who are here to support Metro Access and the ATU." Ivey was just one of the many supporters who turned out Tuesday morning for the spirited rally at ATU 689 headquarters in Forestville. MetroAccess workers have been on strike for over a week now, and the 8:30a rally set the stage for another negotiation session with Transdev after last week's brief session ended with no movement by the company. "When you don't do good, your community doesn't do good," Maryland Delegate Gabe Acevero (D, 39) told the MetroAccess workers gathered in the union hall to observe contract negotiations. "And what that looks like is good healthcare, good wages, time off to spend with your families, and a safe work environment." Outside, the rally had taken on a block party vibe as the crowd sang along with the [link removed] song of the summer of 2022: "Transdev, don't play with my money!"

- report/photos by Chris Garlock (except for top right by ATU 689)

Court strikes down Trump-era FLRA policy allowing agency heads to unilaterally rewrite union contracts

In a major victory for AFGE, fellow unions, and federal workers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week overturned an anti-union policy statement issued by the Trump-era Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) in 2020. In effect, the policy -- which went against decades of the FLRA's own precedents -- gave agency heads the ability to unilaterally rewrite union contracts that union leaders had agreed to extend as written and previously negotiated. AFGE and other unions immediately filed an appeal, and on Aug. 2 the court granted review of AFGE's and the other unions' petitions and struck down the FLRA's guidance, ruling that contract continuance clauses do not trigger a new round of agency head review or allow the agency to rewrite the union contract. [link removed] Read more here.


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Labor Quote: Striking MetroAccess worker chant

"Dignity and respect: put it all in my check!"

 

Today's Labor History

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] The St. Vincent Hospital Strike. Last week's show: [link removed] A cold wind and a hot summer sit-down.

August 10

Hundreds of Transport Workers Union members descend on a New York City courthouse, offering their own money to bail out their president, Mike Quill, and four other union leaders arrested while making their way through Grand Central Station to union headquarters after picketing the IRT offices in lower Manhattan - 1935

I.W. Abel, president of the United Steel Workers of America from 1965 to 1977, dies at age 79 - 1987

Pres. Barack Obama signs a $26 billion bill designed to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from layoffs spurred by budgetary crises in states hard-hit by the Great Recession - 2010

August 11

Federal troops drive some 1,200 jobless workers from Washington D.C. Led by unemployed activist Charles "Hobo" Kelley the group's "soldiers" include young journalist Jack London and William Haywood, a young miner-cowboy called "Big Bill" - 1884

One hundred "platform men" employed by the privately owned United Railroads streetcar service in San Francisco abandon their streetcars, tying up many of the main lines in and out of the city center - 1917

International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union receives CIO charter - 1937

- David Prosten.

 

Hiring Hall: DC-area union jobs, plus [link removed] click here for more listingshttp://www.dclabor.org/hiring-hall.html !

Administrative
[link removed] Administrative Associate - Human Resources & Administration Department, LCV, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/25/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Bookkeeper, AFSCME Council 20, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/18/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Accounts Receivable Associate, NELP, Currently 100% remote, with option to work at our offices. ((When offices open up, this part-time position may work remotely up to two days a week. We expect this position to work from our offices in Washington DC or New York City) (Posted: 7/21/2022)

[link removed] Chief Auditor, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/21/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Administrative and Accounting Assistant (Fixed-Term), Working America, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/21/2022) District of Columbia

Communications

[link removed] Senior Digital Media Strategist, APWU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/13/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Communications Specialist, CPWR, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 7/20/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

[link removed] Chispa State Communications Manager, LCV, flexible location. Deadline to apply is August 14, 2022.
[link removed] Assistant Director of Communications - Executive Communications, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/20/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Media Relations Specialist, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/19/2022) District of Columbia

Info Tech
[link removed] Technology and Data Administrator, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/19/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Sr. Technical Writer, ALPA, based in Tysons (McLean), VA (Posted: 7/22/2022) Virginia

Legal

Attorney with litigation experience and a demonstrated commitment to civil rights; Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, send cover letter, resume, references, transcript, and independent writing sample to [email protected]. [link removed] Click here for more information about the firm.

Misc

[link removed] Director - Voting Rights and Democracy Program, CPD, based in New York City, NY or Washington, DC (strongly preferred; other locations considered) (Posted: 7/13/2022)
[link removed] Aviation Safety Coordinator - Airline Division, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/13/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Senior Development Manager, Working America, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/21/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Field Representative, ACE-AFSCME Local 2250, based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 7/14/2022) Maryland

Organizing

[link removed] Senior Campaign Lead, NABET-CWA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/13/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Organizer, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 7/20/2022) Maryland

[link removed] Digital Organizing Manager, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 7/19/2022) Maryland
[link removed] Organizer, Green Worker Alliance, covering Virginia (Posted: 7/18/2022) Virginia

Political

[link removed] Director - Voting Rights and Democracy Program, CPD, based in New York City, NY or Washington, DC (strongly preferred; other locations considered) (Posted: 7/13/2022)
[link removed] Coordinator for Member Political Engagement, SEIU 500, based in Gaithersburg, MD (Posted: 7/18/2022) Maryland

Research

[link removed] Health and Safety Advocate II - Research and Collective Bargaining, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 7/19/2022) District of Columbia

 

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