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Wes Moore's "back of the house" visit with Gaylord workers

Steny Hoyer to help launch St. Mary's labor canvass

VA Virtual Phone Bank this Saturday

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Your Rights at Work radio show: Thu, September 29, 1pm - 2pm

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Guests: DC At-Large Council member Elissa Silverman & MWC president Dyana Forester discuss the Oct. 1 expansion of Paid Family Leave.

JUST ADDED! UFCW 400 Shoppers store action: Thu, September 29, 4:45pm - 5:45pm
4801 Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights, MD ([link removed] map)
UFCW 400 is still bargaining, making progress "but we are still far apart." This Shoppers store is the grand opening of a new store.

Public Roundtable: Guaranteed Income as Economic Justice: Thu, September 29, 6pm - 8pm
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[link removed] Pride at Work (NoVA chapter): Thu, September 29, 7:15pm - 8:15pm

Wes Moore's "back of the house" visit with Gaylord workers


Maryland gubernatorial candidate Wes Moore took a "back of the house" tour at the Gaylord National Harbor convention center on Monday, meeting and talking with rank and file workers including kitchen staff. "We're so glad Wes took the time to learn more about the on-the-ground issues affecting hospitality workers," said Local 25 Executive Secretary-Treasurer Paul Schwalb. Also on hand were Local 25 Political Director Sam Epps and Metro Washington Labor Council Political Director Déjah Désirée Williams. photos by Déjah Désirée Williams (left and bottom right) and Benjy Cannon (top right).


DMV Union Voters Guide posted

Wondering what the deadlines are for registering to vote in DC, Maryland, or Virginia? When does early voting start in each state? Who labor's endorsed in the DMV? The answers to all these questions are now posted in one place on the [link removed] DMV Union Voters Guide. Check it out, share widely, and if you have questions or suggestions about how to improve the page, let us know at [email protected]!


Steny Hoyer to help launch St. Mary's labor canvass

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D. MD 5) will help launch the Maryland State and D.C. / Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO St. Mary's Door Knocking Canvass this Saturday, October 1, at 9:30 a.m. The launch site is located at the St. Mary's Democratic Central Committee Office (464940 S. Shangri La Dr., Lexington Park, MD 20650). Questions/concerns, contact Chuck Cook at [email protected] or Déjah Désirée Williams at [email protected].

VA Virtual Phone Bank this Saturday

"With hurricane Ian looming for this weekend we are going to run a statewide Virtual Phone Bank on Saturday 10/1 at 10:00A.M.," reports Bob Zabel. "This is a pivot for canvassers who don't want to walk in the rain." [link removed] CLICK HERE to sign up for the Hurricane Ian Contingency Virtual Phone Bank.

Labor Quote: Wes Moore

"This is going to be Maryland's decade and it will be because of our workers. Together, we're going to get this done."

TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] Pueblo steelworkers' historic strike. Last week's show: [link removed] It's not working on the railroad.

On strike over union recognition, hours of work, wages, and working and living conditions, 400 coal miners march through the streets of Estevan, Saskatchewan, with their wives and children. When they refused to disperse, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police shot and killed one of the workers and a battle ensued that resulted in three men dead and a number of others seriously injured - 1931

A report by the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that the average weekly take home pay of a factory worker with three dependents is now $94.87 - 1962

- David Prosten

 

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