Coming Up This Week
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Thursday:
Verizon Shareholder Meeting Day of
Action
CWA members across the country
-- still without a contract with Verizon --
will take action on the day Verizon holds their
shareholder meeting as part of the Shareholder
Spring; join Local 2108 for their “WTF”
("Where's the Fairness?") action or Local
2222 for a cookout.
Thursday:
DC JwJ Workers’
Rights Board hearing “Women: The Backbone of
Our Economy”
Jobs with Justice
hosts a panel on the issues facing working
women today, followed by a board of experts
offering next steps and suggestions for
action
Saturday: Labor 2012 Kick
Off/International Worker's Day/Cinco De
Mayo
The MD/DC AFL-CIO will kick
off Labor 2012 with a celebration of
International Worker's Day and Cinco de Mayo
with friends, family, elected officials, and
labor leaders and the National Labor
College.