ART workers overwhelmingly ratify their tentative agreement
This is the December 2, 2024 edition of our twice-weekly newsletter about labor movement news in the DC region. Sign up to get our newsletters delivered straight to your inbox.
Congratulations to Arlington Transit workers with ATU Local 689 who voted 98% in favor to ratify their tentative agreement! Workers will now have a strong union contract that drastically improves working conditions and includes competitive pay with other regional transit workers. Congratulations, ART workers!
UNITE HERE Local 25 members in Northern Virginia ratify new contract
After months of action on the shop floor and in the streets, members of UNITE HERE Local 25 in northern Virginia ratified a historic contract that includes a $7 raise over 4 years for non-tipped workers, stronger pension, and Juneteenth as a paid holiday! Congratulations, Local 25 members!
Maryland honors apprentices and launches new initiative to encourage apprenticeships
In honor of National Apprenticeship Week, Governor Wes Moore presented Maryland’s 2024 Apprenticeship Awards. The 2024 Award winners include Carla Varela, Finishing Trades Institute, and Ashley Taylor, Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 5 Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. Read more »
Live in Maryland? The U.S. Department of Labor might have back wages for you
The U.S. Department of Labor is looking for Marylanders who may be owed back wages — and it has more than $6.8 million to give out. The Baltimore office of the Wage and Hour Division is seeking 5,243 workers who earned the wages in order to distribute these funds. Search the "Workers Owed Wages" website to see if you're one of them »
Upcoming Actions + Events
What's Next for Labor? An Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee panel discussion
Wednesday, December 4 — 8:30 PM EST on Zoom
Join Sara Nelson, International President of AFA-CWA; Cecelia Prado, Chairperson of A Lute Sigue; and Carl Rosen, President of United Electrical Workers for a panel discussion about how the resurgent labor movement can keep up our momentum even under a Trump administration. Register »
Thank a postal worker this season
December is the busiest time of the year for letter and package processing. To celebrate the hardworking union members who make this part of the holidays possible, APWU invites you to take some time to thank postal workers this holiday season. Record a short message of thanks and support »
Refer a family to CSA's Holiday Basket Program by Friday, December 6
Every year at holiday time, the Community Services Agency provides holiday baskets to families who could use a little extra support. This week we'll share Thanksgiving baskets with several families, thanks to the generosity of our Affiliate unions. Referrals for Christmas are open now until December 6. Contributions are open until December 13. Refer a family or contribute »
Around the Region
Left: Last week, AFSCME Maryland members from Frostburg to the Eastern Shore gathered in College Park for the first-ever University System of Maryland Stewards Training under their new unified contract. Right: DC SAFE offered a big "thank you to the Post Office Women for Equal Rights (P.O.W.E.R), a committee of the American Postal Workers Union advocating for women’s rights, for their generous donation of hygiene supplies, school backpacks, and blankets to our shelter!"
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