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HARKIN, MILLER & STEELWORKERS SET FOR FREE CHOICE RALLY WEDNESDAY: Senator Tom Harkin (D., IA) and Representative George  Miller (D., CA) - the Members of Congress
who will be leading the fight to pass the Employee Free Choice
Act in the Senate and House - have been confirmed for
Wednesday’s Capitol Hill mid-day
rally supporting the Act. They'll be joining 1,500
Steelworkers - in town for a legislative conference -
and hundreds of local activists.
"WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON,
SENATOR?": Single-payer health care supporters will
stage an action targeting health insurers, Big Pharma and
Senator Max Baucus (D., MT) this
morning. Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee,
has said that in writing his new healthcare legislation
"everything is on the table" except single payer, which
advocates say will guarantee coverage for every American, while
controlling costs. Demonstrators plan to ask Baucus "Which side
are you on, Senator?" at a National NOVA HOTEL WORKERS GET
BUSINESS’ ATTENTION: The struggle by Northern
Virginia hotel workers for justice is getting attention in
interesting places. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling
recently found it necessary to warn his friends in the business
community that "In Virginia, all three Democrat candidates for
Governor recently walked a picket line in Northern Virginia
supporting a union strike against one of Northern SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ASPIRING
UNION LEADERS: Aspiring labor leaders are eligible to
receive up to $3000 annually to help with education and training
costs. Union Privilege's Union Leaders of the Future Scholarship
and Mentor Program helps women and people of color pursue union
career goals and TODAY'S LABOR
HISTORY: 22,000 textile workers strike in Lawrence,
Mass. (below) for a shorter work week with no cut in pay
(1912); U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Wages
and Hours (later Fair Labor Standards) Act banning child labor
and establishing the MISC: Publications Production Specialist (International Union of Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers) Material published in UNION CITY may be freely reproduced by
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Health Policy Conference today that includes
a Congressional Plenary this morning at the JW Marriott, 1331
Pennsylvania Ave. The action is being coordinated by the All
Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care-
Virginia's largest hotels. They were also
joined by Jody Wagner, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. This
is the first time in memory that a major party candidate for
statewide office has walked a union picket line in support of a
strike against a Virginia business." Hilton Crystal City hotel
workers rallied on Martin Luther King Day (right) as part of
President-elect Obama's official National Day Of Service. The
workers have been without a contract for almost two years and
the Hilton has been cutting out overtime and benefits while
refusing to recognize seniority.- photo by Adam
Wright
enhance their leadership skills through
financial assistance with tuition, books and travel expenses.
Applicants can be union members, leaders or staff. The Leaders
of the Future program has awarded $74,000 so far to 28 winners.
40-hour work week (1941)
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