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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
The D.C. Attorney General sued Instacart for collecting misleading consumers to believe that the “service fees” on orders were tips that went directly to delivery workers (the company pocketed the fees); click here for details on how to file a claim. Deadline: March 25.
Today’s labor quote: Emily Barth.
Today’s labor history: International Labour Organization founded.
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Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Loudon County transit strikers hold the line; Loudoun transit strikers byding their time; Fire Fighters speak out on cancer threat; Keolis strikers defiant; “We are having a nightmare right now”
Today’s labor quote: Dolly Parton.
Today’s labor history: Jackson ordersfirst use of American troops to suppress a labor dispute.
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Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Striking Loudoun County bus driver Sandra Vigil on how Keolis Transit has turned immigrant dreams into a living nightmare.
Today’s labor quote: Sandra Vigil.
Today’s labor history: NYC maids organize.
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Voices from the ATU 689 picket line in Loudoun County.
Today’s labor quote: John Costa.
Today’s labor history: Workers win sitdown strike at Brooklyn electric plant.
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Plus: Insulators 24 welcomes Hot & Cold; CWA 2108 pays respects to Maurice Moore.
Today’s labor quote: Sojourner Truth.
Today’s labor history: Supreme Court upholds “Yellow Dog” contracts.
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Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Loudoun County transit workers speak out on why they’re striking Keolis Transit.
Note: Loudoun County’s “I Byde My Time” motto is from the county’s coat of arms, modeled after that of John Campbell, Fourth Earl of Loudoun, the Scottish nobleman after whom the county was named.
Today’s labor quote: Striking Loudoun County transit worker.
Today’s labor history: Federal minimum wage increases.
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Strike by ATU 689 members against Keolis Transit now in second week.
Today’s labor quote: Harold Meyerson.
Today’s labor history: Rochester clothing workers strike.
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Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
MLK, building tradesman; Feds show up for work every day; Loudoun transit strike update; Rockville cannabis workers unionize.
Today’s labor quote: Terence V. Powderly.
Today’s labor history: United Mine Workers of America founded.
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Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
The longtime labor leader on how labor has changed the course of history.
Today’s labor quote: The U-Liners.
Today’s labor history: Biden fires anti-labor NLRB counsel.
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Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Cannabis workers at Potomac Holistics Dispensary vote to join UFCW 400.
Today’s labor quote: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Today’s labor history: SAG-AFTRA investigates Trump for endangering members.
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