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Operatic high notes

UFCW 400 gets out WV union vote

SEIU 32BJ supports United Campus Workers Virginia

Fun, football & friends this Sunday

Union Voice/Readers Write: Locating John Henry

Today's Labor History

Today's Labor Quote: Mother Jones

Hiring Hall: 36 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

Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, September 21, 8:15am - 9:15am

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

Airports Rally for Better Healthcare, Paid Sick Leave & A Living Wage: Wed, September 21, 9:30am - 11:30am

Washington National Airport, Terminal 2, Departures Level, North End Terrace/ Courtyard Area. ([link removed]. map)

Valuing Black Women's Work: Wed, September 21, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
[link removed] Register here. Virtual panel discussion in recognition of Black Women's Equal Pay Day.

Your Rights at Work radio show: Thu, September 22, 1pm - 2pm
WPFW 89.3 FM or [link removed] listen online.
THIS WEEK'S GUESTS: Dan Krauss, "Anthrax Attacks" director (watch now on Netflix), and Dena Briscoe, APWU.

DC Labor to Labor Canvass: Sat, September 24, 9am - 2pm
Multiple locations; [link removed] Info/sign-up here.

NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9am - 1pm
4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003

Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for more information; 727-871-4158.

Maryland Labor to Labor Walks: Sat, September 24, 9:30am - 2:00pm
Multiple locations; [link removed] Info/RSVP here

 

Missed last week's Your Rights At Work radio show (WPFW 89.3 FM Thursdays at 1p)? Catch [link removed] Biden's labor scorecard here; EPI policy analyst Margaret Poydock on President Biden's first 18 months, including his key role in the tentative rail settlement averting a nationwide strike.

Operatic high notes

Artists at the Washington National Opera have a new contract. The three-year deal was approved by leadership at the American Guild of Musical Artists, after being overwhelmingly ratified by the shop, and includes multiple additions and enhancements to the contract language that the union says will improve the working lives of all the Company's artists. Read more [link removed] here.


UFCW 400 gets out WV union vote

"We spent the weekend knocking on doors to get out the vote with the Western Virginia Labor Federation," tweeted UFCW 400. THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered their time and big thanks to candidatehttps://twitter.com/DeV4Congress @DeV4Congress for joining us!

SEIU 32BJ supports United Campus Workers Virginia

"UCW-VA Presidenthttps://twitter.com/Rose_Szabo_ @Rose_Szabo_ &[link removed] @vcuworkers Chapter Chair Kristin Reed ([link removed] @ternary_logic) out withhttps://twitter.com/CWADistrict213 @CWADistrict213's Richard Hatch andhttps://twitter.com/SBWorkersUnited @SBWorkersUnited athttps://twitter.com/SEIUVA512 @SEIUVA512'shttps://twitter.com/hashtag/UnionsForAll?src=hashtag_click #UnionsForAll rally!" tweeted SEIU 32BJ. United Campus Workers Virginia (UCW-VA @UCWVA) is a wall to wall labor union organizing Virginia public college and university workers, part of CWA District 213.


Football, Friends & Fun this Sunday

Fall arrives tomorrow and what better way to celebrate than spending Sunday afternoon at Labor Day with The Commanders football team? Every ticket sold [link removed] here benefits the Community Services Agency, plus you'll enjoy a fun-filled day with friends and family while watching some Commanders football. Fun, football, friends; catch it all this Sunday, September 25 at 1p. [link removed] CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS. Ticket Levels Available: Club Level Seats - starting at $129 (most popular thus far); Lower-Level Seats - starting at $119; Upper-Level Seats - starting at $65. Contact Chris Carter, Account Executive, Group Sales Cell: 804-296-728 or mailto:[email protected] [email protected]


Union Voice/Readers Write: Locating John Henry

"Your photo (9/20 Today's Labor History) is of the Talcott WVa tunnel," writes Saul Schniderman. "The John Henry statue is there. It's called the Big Bend Tunnel."

Labor Quote: Mother Jones

Who on this date in 1913 led a march of miners' children through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia. Mother Jones, who said:

"They began work at 5:30 and quit at 7 at night. Children six years old going home to lie on a straw pallet until time to resume work the next morning!"

 

Today's Labor History

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] It's not working on the railroad. Last week's show: [link removed] A miasma of metals.

Militia sent to Leadville, Colo., to break miners strike - 1896

National Football League Players Assn. members begin what is to become a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever - 1982

- 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] Secretary II / Office Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

Communications

[link removed] Social Media Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Social Media Coordinator, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Political Communications Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Media Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbiahttps://www.unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=22827

Media Coordinator, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbiahttps://www.unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=22829
Digital Media Technician, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbiahttps://www.unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=22830

Graphic Designer, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbiahttps://www.unionjobs.com/listing.php?id=22831
Web Designer, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Communications Specialist, NNU, based in Oakland, CA or the Washington, DC area (Posted: 9/15/2022) California, District of Columbia

[link removed] Report Writer/Editor for the Americas, Solidarity Center (9/15)

Information Tech
[link removed] Senior Organizing Data Strategist - Data, Analytics and Infrastructure, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Data and Targeting Specialist - Data and Analytics Department, UFCW, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

Legal

[link removed] Staff Attorney / Labor Specialist, DCNA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/19/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] National Negotiator or Assistant Counsel (Negotiations), NTEU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Law Clerk - Spring 2023, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/19/2022) District of Columbia

Organizing

[link removed] Senior Organizing Data Strategist - Data, Analytics and Infrastructure, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia

Misc

[link removed] Fellow - Economic Power & Growth Hub, AFL-CIO, based in Washington, DC [Headquarters] (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Assistant Director, Benefits - Human Resources Department, AFSCME, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Project Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Operations Assistant, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Field Representative - Airports Division - Washington, DC; Maryland & Virginia, SEIU 32BJ, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/20/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

[link removed] Lead Field Representative, SEIU 32BJ, based in Washington, DC (covering DC, Maryland, and Virginia) (Posted: 9/20/2022) District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
[link removed] Field Representative, (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland

[link removed] Executive Director, (ACE-AFSCME Local 2250), based in Upper Marlboro, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland
[link removed] Contract Specialist, TAAAC, based in Annapolis, MD (Posted: 9/19/2022) Maryland

[link removed] Rule of Law Program Officer, Solidarity Center (9/15)
Program Officer I for the Americas, Solidarity Center (9/15)

Director of Organizational and Leadership Development Programming, CIWO; [link removed] CLICK HERE to learn more and apply (9/20).

Organizing

[link removed] Deputy Director of Organizing and Field Services, AFT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Senior Organizer - Healthcare Division, SEIU, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/16/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Lead Organizer, SEIU 32BJ, based in CT, NY, PA, Washington DC, or Charlotte, NC (Posted: 9/20/2022)
[link removed] Organizer - Multiple Campaigns, SEIU 32BJ, Based in Charlotte, NC; NY; NJ; PA; CT; Washington, DC (Posted: 9/20/2022)

[link removed] Organizers - Everybody Deserves a Union (EDU) Fund, Unit of Work, Remote (Posted: 9/15/2022)
[link removed] Organizing Specialist - Organizing and Field Support, VEA, based in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area (Posted: 9/15/2022) Virginia

Political

[link removed] (NVAC) Legislative Representative, AFGE, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Political Communications Manager, IBT, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Organizational Specialist / Lobbyist - Government Relations, MSEA, based in Annapolis, MD (Posted: 9/15/2022) Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Research

[link removed] Senior Program/Policy Analyst/Specialist (Health and Safety/Health Policy) - 2-year term, NEA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/15/2022)
[link removed] Researcher, SMART, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 9/14/2022) District of Columbia

[link removed] Campaign Researcher, UNITE HERE, may be based in Sacramento, CA; New Haven, CT; Washington, DC; or Seattle, WA (Posted: 9/20/2022)

 

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