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ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 28 days to 11/8/22

WHY THIS ELECTION MATTERS
ISSUES: Education

QUOTABLE
MD State & DC AFL-CIO

HOW TO GET INVOLVED: GOTV 2022

ICYMI: Recent labor election coverage

MWC joins Railroad Generations Gala

Today's Labor Quote

Today's Labor History

Hiring Hall:
Latest DC-area union staff jobs!!

Today's Labor Calendar
[link removed] Click here for the complete calendar and details, including all DMV-area Labor-to-Labor GOTV activities. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected].

Union City Radio: Wed, October 12, 7:15am - 7:20am
WPFW-FM 89.3 FM ([link removed] map)

Wednesdays with Warner for the PRO Act: Wed, October 12, 8:15am - 9:15am
Windmill Hill Park, 500 South Lee St, Alexandria ([link removed] map)

Webinar: Child Labor in Agriculture: Wed, October 12, 2pm - 3pm
[link removed] CLICK TO REGISTER

DC Labor to Labor Phonebanks: Wed, October 12, 5pm - 8pm
[link removed] CLICK HERE NOW to RSVP for one or more sessions.

NoVA Labor Text Bank for Spanberger and Wexton: Wed, October 12, 6pm - 7pm
[link removed] RSVP; [link removed] Zoom Registration

AFGE Local 727's Maryland Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party: Wed, October 12, 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Sons of Solomon Motorcycle Club (619D Hampton Park Blvd, Capitol Heights, MD 20743)
RSVP to Tyra McClelland (mailto:[email protected] [email protected])

Alexandria Dems Labor Caucus: Wed, October 12, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Contact mailto:[email protected] [email protected] for the link.

 


ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 28 days to 11/8/22
Union City's weekly round-up of DMV labor Get Out The Vote efforts, the issues affecting area working people, and labor's candidates. Comments and suggestions welcome; email mailto:[email protected] [email protected] Click here forhttps://www.dclabor.org/endorsements.html 2022 labor endorsements, andhttps://twitter.com/DCLabor follow us on Twitter.

WHY THIS ELECTION MATTERS

ISSUES: Education
"When education is under attack, what do we do? Stand up, fight back!" DC teachers and their supporters marched and rallied in Northwest Washington Tuesday morning, demanding a contract. "I think it's just appalling that teachers have gone three years without a contract," said Power Ed Executive Director Scott Goldstein, a parent of two children in DC public schools and a former DCPS teacher himself. "We are in the city with the highest teacher turnover rate in the country," Goldstein added, "and it's even getting worse in the past few years." Marching and rallying with the teachers were allies, including At-Large DC City Council members Elissa Silverman and Robert White, along with Frazier O'Leary, member of the State Board of Education. "Teachers are a precious resource and deserve to be treated that way," said White. "Our teachers need a fair contract now," said Silverman. "They have been waiting three years for a pay increase, which is simply unreasonable. I'm asking the Mayor and her administration to make a fair offer and get this done."

QUOTABLE: Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO

"From Hagerstown to East Baltimore County. From the City to Prince George's... Labor is knocking union doors for our endorsed candidates."

[link removed] CLICK HERE to follow the State Fed on Twitter.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED: GOTV 2022

NoVA Labor Text Bank for Spanberger and Wexton: Wed, October 12, 6pm - 7pm
[link removed] RSVP; [link removed] Zoom Registration
Questions? Contact Bob Zabel: 317-489-2501 mailto:[email protected] [email protected]

AFGE Local 727's Maryland Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party: Wed, October 12, 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Sons of Solomon Motorcycle Club (619D Hampton Park Blvd, Capitol Heights, MD 20743)
RSVP: Tyra McClelland (mailto:[email protected] [email protected]); Jeff Barlow (mailto:[email protected] [email protected]); or Yolanda Kent (mailto:[email protected] [email protected]).

Maryland Labor Phone Bank: Thu, October 13, 6pm - 8pm
[link removed] RSVP HERE

NoVA Labor Walks: Sat, October 15, 9am - 1pm
4536 John Marr Dr, Annandale, VA 22003, USA ([link removed] map)
More info mailto:[email protected] [email protected] or call 317-489-2501 (Bob Zabel)

Maryland Labor to Labor Walk: Sat, October 15, 9:30am - 2:00pm
700 Aliceanna St. Baltimore, MD 21202 ([link removed] map)
[link removed] Info/RSVP here

Baltimore Weekend Warriors (1199SEIU) Labor Canvass (Baltimore): Sat, October 15, 10am - 2pm
1199SEIU Union Hall, 611 N Eutaw St, Baltimore, MD 21201
[link removed] Sign Up Now

Baltimore Weekend Warriors (1199SEIU) Labor Canvass (Largo): Sat, October 15, 10am - 2pm
AFSCME Council 67 Union Hall, 1400 Mercantile Ln Ste 188, Largo, MD 20774
[link removed] Sign Up Now

Photos: top left: labor canvassers prep in Hagerstown; top center: Baltimore launch site; top right: at the NoVA car show/labor canvass; bottom left: Prince George County site; bottom center (2): at the NoVA car show/labor canvass; bottom right: Baltimore launch site. Photos courtesy Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, NoVA Labor, Dan Duncan, Dejah Williams.

ICYMI: Recent labor election coverage
[link removed] Aruna Miller meets Metro maintenance workers
[link removed] ELECTION COUNTDOWN: 35 days to 11/8/22

MWC joins Railroad Generations Gala
Members of the Metro Washington Labor Council and friends joined the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Saturday night at the Railroad Generations Gala, celebrating "the past, present, and future contributions of front-line railroad employees to the railroad industry." Proceeds from the gala support scholarships awarded by the [link removed] Steve P. Vann Foundation, inspired by the life of Steven P. Vann (1968-2007), a dedicated father, community servant, BLET member, Locomotive Engineer, and respected Amtrak employee.
photo by Dejah Williams

Labor Quote: The Washington Teachers Union

"DC has one of the highest teacher turnover rates in the country. One way to recruit and retain educators? Fair pay. It's as simple as that."

 


Today's Labor History
This week's Labor History Today podcast: [link removed] Sharecroppers' struggles for rights and power. Last week's show: [link removed] Socialist fairy tales.

Company guards kill at least eight miners who are attempting to stop scabs, Virden, Ill. Six guards also were killed, and 30 persons wounded - 1898

14 miners killed, 22 wounded by scabherders at Pana, Ill. - 1902

2,000 workers demanding union recognition close down dress manufacturing, Los Angeles - 1933

- 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] Finance Operations Coordinator, LCV, based in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area (this is a hybrid position) (Posted: 10/6/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Staff Accountant, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 10/10/2022) Maryland

Communications
[link removed] Communications Associate, Full-Time, ITLC, based in Silver Spring, MD (hybrid) (Posted: 10/4/2022) Maryland

Legal
[link removed] Staff Attorney / Staff Negotiator, AFA, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/7/2022) District of Columbia (National search)
[link removed] Attorney, KCNF, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/7/2022) District of Columbia (National search)

Misc
[link removed] Major Gifts Coordinator, LCV, based in Washington, DC (Posted: 10/4/2022) District of Columbia
[link removed] Deputy Director of Field Mobilization - Campaigns Department, ATU, based in Silver Spring, MD (Posted: 10/10/2022) Maryland
[link removed] UniServ Director - Eastern Shore, MSEA, based in Easton, MD (Posted: 10/5/2022) Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
[link removed] UniServ Director - Territory 14-15, VEA, based in Prince William, VA (Posted: 10/10/2022) Virginia

Organizing
[link removed] Digital Organizing Technologist, Concerted Action, remote/work-from-home (Posted: 10/4/2022)
[link removed] Organizing Director, DHNC, location is flexible within western North Carolina (will require regular travel) (Posted: 10/5/2022)
[link removed] Internal Organizing Business Agent (IOBA), SEIU 668, based in Philadelphia, PA (Posted: 10/5/2022) Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia

Research
[link removed] Research Assistant - Research Department, AAUP, based in Washington, DC (option for telework) (Posted: 10/4/2022) District of Columbia

 


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