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Strike looms for fed-up railroad workers

Labor to Labor Walks in DC, MD and VA

Podcast: Unions Are Key to Democracy

Labor Photo: Wednesday With Warner (9/14)

Labor Quote: Herb Harris

Today's Labor History

 

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Union City Radio: Your Rights at Work: Thu, September 15, 1pm - 2pm

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Guests: Striking Minnesota nurse Victoria Zeehandelaar; BLET's Herb Harris on the rail strike issues; American Prospect editor Harold Meyerson on support for unions among the young; EPI's Margaret Poydock on Biden's first 18 months.

Baltimore Labor Council meeting: Thu, September 15, 7pm - 9pm

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Agenda includes a discussion with Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay; introduction to the Maine Lobstering Union (IAM Local 207); spotlight on The News Guild's organizing program that includes the Roanoke Times, Charlottesville Daily Progress, and Richmond Times Dispatch as well as other media outlets; House of Delegates candidate Adele McClure; candidate for Manassas City Council Sonia Vasquez Luna; and more. All friends of labor welcome!


"Ernie Grecco" Charity Golf Classic: Fri, September 16, 7am - 4pm
Rocky Point Golf Course, 1935 Back River Neck Rd, Essex, MD 21221, USA ([link removed] map)
Benefits the Baltimore Council AFL-CIO's Community Services. Call 410-247-4898 for info on how to register.

DC Labor to Labor Canvass: Sat, September 24, 8am - 2pm
Wards 5 & 6; Ward 5 location: Stagehands' Union - IATSE 22, 1810 Hamlin St NE, WDC20018; Ward 6 location: Washington Teachers Union Local 6, 1239 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, WDC 20003. [link removed] Info/sign-up here.

NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9am - 1pm

4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 ([link removed] map)
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for more information. 727-871-4158.

Maryland Labor to Labor Walks (3 locations): Sat, September 24, 9:30am - 2:00pm

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Strike looms for fed-up railroad workers

"It's like a powder keg; it builds to a point and our members are frustrated," Herb Harris told Union City yesterday. Harris is State Representative and Chairman for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, one of the unions that may strike on Friday, shutting down much of the country's transportation infrastructure. "We don't have paid sick leave, and for many of our employees, they are subject to call to come to work six or seven days a week, 24 hours a day. They don't have set schedules (and) many of them are away from home for protracted periods of time. The railroads have reduced the workforces to the bare minimums and the remaining employees are almost being held hostage. There hasn't been a significant job action or strike in a number of years, but I think the accumulation of frustration, the disrespect, the lack of home life and just the sheer volume of issues that have affected our industry and their employees over the last decade or so has accumulated to this moment." Although the rail unions are continuing to negotiate, "it doesn't look good for a resolution before our deadline of September 16th at 12:01 A.M.," reported Lawrence E. Kasecamp, Director of the Maryland State Legislative Board SMART Transportation Division.


Labor to Labor Walks in DC, MD and VA

Wherever you live in the metro area, there's somewhere to help turn out the labor vote this Saturday:

WASHINGTON, DC (Wards 4 & 5): DC Labor to Labor Canvass: Sat, September 24, 8am - 2pm

Ward 5 location: Stagehands' Union - IATSE 22, 1810 Hamlin St NE, WDC 20018; Ward 6 location: Washington Teachers Union Local 6, 1239 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, WDC 20003. [link removed] Info/sign-up here.

VIRGINIA (Annandale): NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9am - 1pm

4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003 ([link removed] map)
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for more information. 727-871-4158.

MARYLAND (Largo, Annapolis & Baltimore): Maryland Labor to Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9:30am - 2:00pm; [link removed] Info/RSVP here.
Prince George's County - AFSCME 67 - 1400 Mercantile Ln. Suite 188 Largo, MD 20774
Baltimore City - AFSCME 3 - 190 W Ostend St # 101, Baltimore, MD 21230

Anne Arundel County - CWA 2107 - 1825 George Ave #4, Annapolis, MD 21401

Labor Photo: Wednesday With Warner (9/14)

Podcast: Unions Are Key to Democracy

Authoritarian regimes can be countered and democracy fostered through the actions of vibrant labor movements, according to two guests on the latest episode of The Solidarity Center Podcast. "There's extensive research and empirical studies on the working class and unions and the critical role that they've played in forging and defending democracies," Cornell University law professor Angela Cornell tells Podcast host and Solidarity Center Executive Director Shawna Bader-Blau. Lawyer and Colombian union activist Mery Laura Perdomo describes how a coalition of unions and young people, members of Black and Indigenous communities and others joined together to craft changes to Colombia's laws that reflect the needs of workers and all communities historically marginalized by the government. Their efforts resulted in the election of a progressive slate of candidates in August, including Francia Márquez, a former housekeeper, union member and Colombia's first Black vice president. [link removed] Hear the full episode on The Solidarity Center Podcast.


Labor Quote: Herb Harris

"You get to a point that you're tired of being disrespected and taken for granted."

Harris is State Representative and Chairman for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, one of the unions that may strike on Friday. Tune in to Your Rights At Work today at 1p on WPFW 89.3FM to hear more from Harris about the issues involved.

TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] A miasma of metals. Last week's show: [link removed] NC Labor History Revealed!.

Some 5,000 female cotton workers in and around Pittsburgh, Pa. strike for a 10-hour day. The next day, male trade unionists become the first male auxiliary when they gather to protect the women from police attacks. The strike ultimately failed - 1845

President Kennedy signs off on a $900 million public-works bill for projects in economically depressed areas - 1962 More than 350,000 members of the United Auto

Workers begin what is to become a 69-day strike against General Motors - 1970

- David Prosten

 

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