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Tell REI to bargain a fair contract
This week is REI's biggest sale of the year and REI Union (organizing with UFCW and RWDSU) is asking co-op members and shoppers across the country to let the Board of Directors know they don't want union busting.
DC-area SEIU locals join international convention, elect new president
SEIU's 2024 International Convention has been underway in Philadelphia this week, bringing together more than 3,500 SEIU members to build power as a movement. DC-area locals and Council Affiliates 1199SEIU and 32BJ SEIU have been in Philadelphia this week to be part of making history.
Our endorsements for DC Council
The Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO is proud to announce our endorsements of the following DC candidates in the June 4 primary
Actions + Events: Union presidents in solidarity with Washingtonian Guild workers
Washingtonian magazine's annual list of the most influential people includes two union presidents this year — and they took the opportunity to highlight the magazine's three-year-long contract fight with workers.
Claimant Advocacy Case Studies: Insufficient Evidence
Camera footage showed a delivery person entering the loading dock with supplies. When those supplies couldn’t be found, supevisors accused a worker who had recycled empty boxes the same day.
Sign on to a letter supporting WMATA workers
Sign on to the letter to WMATA CEO Randy Clarke telling the agency not to balance the budget on the backs of workers.
Glenstone museum workers move to unionize
Nearly 100 hourly employees — roughly half the Glenstone workforce — would be represented if workers’ move to unionize is a success.
Claimant Advocacy Case Studies: Tardiness with Insufficient Evidence of Misconduct
A local veterinarian clinic fired a veterinary assistant for excessive tardiness of less than ten minutes — despite the employer’s receipt of the employee’s doctor’s note related to treatment for the employee’s PTSD.
Claimant Advocacy Case Studies: Resignation in Lieu of Termination
Our Claimant Advocacy Program helps workers in DC who have been denied an unemployment claim. This post is part of a series of how the Claimant Advocacy Program has helped past participants.
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