An injury to one is an injury to all
This is the January 23, 2025 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.
Immigrant rights are workers’ rights, and any effort to exploit and attack immigrant workers creates a race to the bottom for all of us.
The DC and Maryland labor movement remains in proud solidarity with immigrant workers and families in our region. We will continue to fight to ensure that all workers—regardless of immigration status—are protected at work and at home.
DC Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid has information and resources for how everyone can actively support and protect immigrant workers and families here in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
In addition, throughout January and February AFL-CIO is hosting weekly Frontline Solidarity trainings every Monday at 3 PM. Join a training to get an overview of their fight-back toolkit for union activists and organizers.
We know this administration will attempt to keep us divided and apart, because that's how they win. Solidarity is our power. Build it with us at one or more of the upcoming events below.
Actions + Events
Restaurant workers at Rasika Penn Quarter to picket TODAY, march with fellow workers next week
Workers at Rasika Penn Quarter together with UNITE HERE Local 25 and allies will hold a picket line at the restaurant TODAY starting at 5:30 PM. 633 D St NW, Washington DC.
Then, next week, workers at Rasika, Le Diplomate, Pastis, St. Anselm, and Modena will march for respect, stability, and a seat at the table next Thursday. January 30 at 4:30 PM at 901 K Street.
Before or after you join the workers in person, send Rasika a letter to stop their union-busting.
AFGE pushes back against anti-worker executive orders
President Donald J. Trump spent his first day in office issuing a slew of executive orders directly targeting federal workers: reclassifying hundreds of thousands of federal workers as at-will employees; anti-telework policy; a hiring freeze; an anti-diversity policy and more. Learn how AFGE is working to protect federal workers »
Feb 3: Federal Unionists Network virtual roundtable
February 3, 2025 @ 8:00 PM
The Federal Unionists Network will host a follow-up to our first roundtable on December 16. Just like the first one, this roundtable discussion will be followed by workshop sessions in virtual breakout rooms for federal workers looking to get involved to protect the civil service, our jobs, our agencies and the public we serve. Register to join the nationwide discussion »
Saturday: Rise for Democracy multi-movement teach-in
Saturday, January 25, 2025
10:00 AM-8:00 PM
All Souls Unitarian Church (1500 Harvard St. NW)
Join students, youth, community members, and leaders as we convene for Rise for Democracy, a teach-in on what attacks we might expect, what effectively organizing looks like, and what we can learn from democracy movements around the world. President Sam Epps will be among the speakers. Register to attend »
Labor Voices: A Conversation with Kim Kelly
Thursday, January 23 @ 3:00 PM
Georgetown University (3600 N St. NW)
Join us for an engaging talk with renowned journalist Kim Kelly, a leading voice in labor issues and author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor. Register »
Bowling for Gold: Register your team by SATURDAY!
LAST CALL! Have fun with your union siblings, family and friends while helping to raise money for the Community Services Agency and our Emergency Assistance Fund for working families in need! CSA’s 2025 Bowling for Gold tournament will take place on Sunday, February 2, 2025 at Crofton Bowling Centre. Register your 5-person team by this Saturday, January 25.
Around the Region
It was an honor to join DC's 20th Anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk & Parade this past weekend along with many of our local allies in the effort for a better future. Dr. King's legacy is a reminder that the rights of workers are integral to the fight for dignity and justice for all people.
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