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  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 27, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Feeding the strike

Labor Photo: Feeding the strike 2023 Evening With Labor registration now openSolidarity Center Report: Fierce Domestic Worker Leader Myrtle Witbooi Passes Away Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update?…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Transit union welcomes Wiedefeld as MD Transportation secretary

Transit union welcomes Wiedefeld as MD Transportation secretary Coalition urges legislative action to address Maryland’s nursing crisisLabor Photo: One day longer, one day stronger! DMV unions help drive union organizing surge Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 25, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: MD’s new Secretary of Labor drops in on labor lobbyist meeting

MD’s new Secretary of Labor drops in on labor lobbyist meetingIn Memoriam: NewsGuild’s Bruce Raymond Nelson Union Voice/Readers Write: UMWA’s real founding Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete ca…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Fire Fighters speak out on cancer threat

Fire Fighters speak out on cancer threatInsulators 24 welcomes Hot & Cold CWA 2108 pays respects to Maurice MooreICYMI: Virginia boss to striking transit workers: “Let them freeze!” Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got s…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 23, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Striking ATU 689 Loudoun County transit workers hold the line

Striking ATU 689 Loudoun County transit workers hold the line Threespot workers organizeLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 8…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Kroger union members file class action lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft

Kroger union members file class action lawsuit alleging widespread wage theft Teamsters at Keolis authorize strike Report: Platform Workers Winning Rights in Courts, ParliamentIn Memoriam: Laurel BlaydesLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar …
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 19, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Supermarket workers and unions “disappointed” after court allows $4B Albertsons payout

Supermarket workers and unions “disappointed” after court allows $4B Albertsons payoutAFSCME’s Geraldine Boykin passes, local labor pioneer Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at streeth…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Photos from the Loudoun County transit strike

On The Line: Photos from the Loudoun County transit strike Cannabis workers vote to unionize at Potomac Holistics Dispensary Proposed bill ordering feds to curb telework policies is ‘political misdirection,’ union leader says Today’s Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area uni…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 17, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Labor Photos: DC-area MLK-Labor

Labor Photos: DC-area MLK-Labor Loudoun County transit strike updateICYMI: Moore nominates Wu as MD Labor Secretary; GOP tries to shut down congressional unions Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update…
  Union City · [email protected]
January 16, 2023 at 10:47 AM

DC LaborFest PLUS: Free online screenings for MLK Jr. Day - Starts today!

WHO CARES ABOUT DC?AT THE RIVER I STAND LOVE & SOLIDARITY  STRIKE UPDATE: Striking Loudoun County Transit workers march in Leesburg Martin Luther King Day ParadeMon, January 16, 8:30am – 11:00amLoudoun County Circuit Court, 18 E Market St, Leesburg, VA 20178, USA (map) SIGN THE PETITION HERE!…
  Union City · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 8:02 PM

DC LaborFest PLUS: Free online screenings for MLK Jr. Day - Starts Monday!

WHO CARES ABOUT DC?AT THE RIVER I STAND LOVE & SOLIDARITY   In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, the DC Labor FilmFest  is proud to team up with the Workers Unite! Film Festival (New York City), the Rochester Labor Film Series (Rochester, NY), and the Socialist Labor Party Hall in Barre (V…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Transit strike still on after Keolis’ “insulting” contract offer

Transit strike still on after Keolis’ “insulting” contract offerLabor Photo: Starbucks workers strategize Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio:…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 12, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Loudoun County Transit workers “stand strong in unity”

Loudoun County Transit workers “stand strong in unity”Redmond on MLK Conference on Union City Radio Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15a…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Loudoun County Transit workers strike

THIS JUST IN: Loudoun County Transit workers strike ICYMI: Labor News briefsIn Memoriam: Flo Jones, AFSCME 112 & AFSCME Council 3 Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Go…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 10, 2023 at 10:47 AM

UMD grad student union launches petition for rights and wages

UMD grad student union launches petition for rights and wagesMeet The People: Dennis ChongLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 9, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Upcoming Events/Save The Date

Upcoming Events/Save The DateLabor Photo: Sen. Fetterman & UNITE HERE 23 DC Labor Chorus ’22 concert “radio edit” released Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 6, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Local video gamers organize first Microsoft union

Local video gamers organize first Microsoft unionLiUNA’s Vasquez Luna sworn in at Manassas City Council Register for AFL-CIO’s 2023 MLK Conference Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at …
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 5, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Exhausted DC nurses demand change

Exhausted DC nurses demand change after another year of crisesAFGE celebrates historic increase in pay and rights for TSA Officers Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at streetheat@dclab…
  Metro Washington Labor Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
January 4, 2023 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Union leaders make Power 100

Union leaders make Power 100Congressional Workers Union warns of GOP rights grabLabor Photo: Celebrating Maryland’s first Black AG Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got s…
  Union City · [email protected]
January 3, 2023 at 10:47 AM

Workers unionize at MOM’s & La Colombe

Workers unionize at both College Park MOM’s Organic Market and La Colombe Coffee RoastersEvening with Labor nominations open Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]
  Union City · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Union City Radio hits 50K

Union City Radio hits 50KMeet The People: Frank SilbersteinEvening with Labor nominations open Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WP…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 22, 2022 at 10:47 AM

First La Colombe union election set for Friday; workers urge support

First La Colombe union election set for Friday; workers urge support2023 MLK Conference: There’s still time to register! Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Un…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 21, 2022 at 10:47 AM

MWC applauds Moore-Miller Transition Committee’s inclusion of union leaders

Metro Labor Council applauds Moore-Miller Transition Committee’s inclusion of union leaders Fired VA Starbucks worker wins back job and payUnion Voice/Readers Write: Right Toussaint quote? Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. …
  Union City · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 10:47 AM

IUOE 99’s JAC recognized for “Notable Contribution”

IUOE 99’s JAC recognized for “Notable Contribution”Meet The People: Stanley SnowLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89.3 FM 2…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 10:47 AM

DC-area Starbucks workers join national strike

DC-area Starbucks workers join national strike Post publisher drops layoff bombshell on staffBrockington fundraiser not there yet Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at streetheat@dclabo…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Rally with budtenders, sip with baristas

Rally with budtenders, sip with baristas Frequent overtime and low wages prompt ATU members to picket in RoanokeICYMI: What We’re Reading High-Level, Global Initiative: Workers Collective Fundamental to Democracy Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete …
  Union City · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 10:47 AM

600 workers at Maryland’s OPD win union election

View in browser 600 workers at Maryland’s Office of the Public Defender win union election Not chill: Unionbusting at Potomac HolisticsUnion Photo: Operating Engineers Local 99 recognizes members Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and deta…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 14, 2022 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Rail workers vow to keep fighting for sick days

Rail workers vow to keep fighting for sick days, against corporate greedNew Wave of Harsh Sentences Slams Belarus Unions Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something …
  Union City · [email protected]
December 13, 2022 at 10:47 AM

DC rail labor rally today

DC rail labor rally todayLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89.3 FM 2-minute audio version of the Metro Washington Labor Cou…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 12, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Strong showing of solidarity at Starbucks rally Friday

Strong showing of solidarity at Starbucks rally FridayDecember COPE meeting dates/linksLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:15am, WPFW-FM 89…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 9, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Big turnout projected for Starbucks rally today

Big turnout projected for Starbucks rally today DC CLUW urges support for Donna Brockington fundraiserLesotho Garment Workers Stand Up to Gender Violence at Work, Unions, Communities Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got some…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 8, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Good Jobs for Good Airports campaign comes to DC

Good Jobs for Good Airports campaign comes to DC todayFund the NLRBTix going fast for CSA’s Commanders-Giants gameMWC hiring receptionistUnion Voice/Readers Write: Mine worker typo Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got someth…
  Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 7:37 PM

LETTER: Fund the NLRB

Without proper funding, the NLRB can’t investigate unfair labor practices or oversee union elections. The NLRB must be fully funded to protect workers and hold corporations accountable. Hi John,   The National Labor Relatio…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Transit workers win Labor Organizing Award

Transit workers win Labor Organizing AwardTime running out to confirm DuBester at FLRA, say fed workers Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? …
  Union City · [email protected]
December 6, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Unions get out the vote in Georgia ahead of crucial runoff

Unions get out the vote in Georgia ahead of crucial runoffQuick: Help save fishing jobs Labor Photos: UFCW 400 & 1994 in GA for WarnockAFL-CIO’s 2023 MLK Conference set for January 13-16 Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. …
  Union City · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 2:28 PM

Shoppers workers ratify new union contract

Shoppers workers overwhelmingly ratify new union contractDelivery Riders Launch Union in the Philippines Labor QuoteToday's Labor History This Week’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Rad…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Workers unionize at Potomac Holistics Cannabis Dispensary

Workers unionize at Potomac Holistics Cannabis Dispensary Labor On The Move: IBEW President Lonnie Stephenson to retire, Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Cooper named new president “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign gets underway Labor Quote Today's Labor History Today’s La…
  Union City · [email protected]
December 1, 2022 at 10:48 AM

Rally today for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

Rally today for Pregnant Workers Fairness Act UNITE HERE 25 on the ground in Georgia for WarnockLabor On The Move: MD/DC state fed’s Chuck Cook moves on, Wivell steps in Labor Photo: Workers United steward training Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complet…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Hiring Hall: Grocery workers warn Kroger-Albertsons merger a “disaster”

Grocery workers warn Kroger-Albertsons merger would be a “disaster”That Moment When You Win Your Museum’s Union Election Labor On The Move: 2 new folks at DC JWJThai union urges awareness of union busting in Honda supply chain Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area u…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Unions on Capitol Hill today to oppose Kroger/Albertsons merger

Unions on Capitol Hill today to oppose Kroger/Albertsons merger Meet The People: Tambra JacksonCSA’s Holiday Family Basket Update: 8 families are waiting Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 10:47 AM

DC teachers reach tentative contract agreement

DC teachers reach tentative contract agreementCLUW names UFCW 400’s Steve Meador “Man of the Year” Labor QuoteToday's Labor History This Week’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Union City Radio: 7:…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 23, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Workers file to unionize at another La Colombe

Workers file to unionize at another La Colombe coffee roasters locationDC joins worldwide ‘Black Friday’ anti-Amazon protests Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]
  Union City · [email protected]
November 22, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Horseshoe workers reject pay cut

Horseshoe workers reject pay cut Split decision: Unions for engineers and conductors take different routes in freight rail contract ratification vote UFCW-Made Thanksgiving Labor Quote Today's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 21, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Leesburg Books-A-Million workers organize

Leesburg Books-A-Million workers file to become first unionized store Horseshoe Baltimore workers to picket tomorrowIn Memoriam: Donna BrockingtonLabor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email us at s…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 18, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Brewing up a Red Cup Rebellion at Starbucks

Brewing up a Red Cup RebellionNational Apprenticeship Week comes to DMV The Solidarity Center Podcast: Union Women Key to Ending Gender-Based Violence at Work ICYMI: What We’re Reading Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got so…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Workers unionizing at DC La Colombe Coffee Roasters

Workers are unionizing at La Colombe Coffee Roasters in DCChildren’s National doctors rally over working conditions amid RSV surge Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar. Got something to add or update? Email us at [email protected]. Unio…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 16, 2022 at 10:48 AM

Hiring Hall: Albertsons $4B payout to shareholders amid merger paused

Albertsons $4B payout to shareholders amid merger pausedMeet The People: Marlo Bryant-Cunningham Today’s Labor Quote Today's Labor History Hiring Hall:Latest DC-area union staff jobs!! Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got something to add or update? Email …
  Union City · [email protected]
November 15, 2022 at 10:46 AM

UNITE HERE 25 celebrates i82

UNITE HERE 25 celebrates i82Labor movement delivers key election wins in Arizona, NevadaSolidarity Center Report: Belarus action alert Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details, including all DMV-area Labor-to-Labor GOTV activities. G…
  Union City · [email protected]
November 14, 2022 at 10:47 AM

College Park MOM’s Organic Market workers file for union election

College Park MOM’s Organic Market workers file for union election Loudoun County transit workers vote overwhelmingly to authorize strike, if necessary, to win fair contract ICYMI: What We’re Reading Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and …
  Union City · [email protected]
November 10, 2022 at 10:47 AM

Working people propel pro-worker candidates in key races

Working people propel pro-worker candidates in key races Food & Water Workers’ Union Ratifies First ContractLabor Day at The Commanders returns Meet The People: Kermit Johnson  Labor QuoteToday's Labor History Today’s Labor Calendar Click here for the complete calendar and details. Got someth…