DC Teachers Demonstrate Solidarity with WHUT Workers

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

DC Teachers Demonstrate Solidarity with WHUT Workers(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)WHUT-TV discovered what solidarity means when the Washington Teachers last week refused to participate in a prescreening event of a documentary on DC schools because of NABET-CWA Local 31’s ongoing dispute with the station. “As a proud union leader, I stand behind NABET-CWA Local 31 in their struggle for a fair contract and good working conditions,” WTU Local 6 President Nathan Saunders told WHUT. Four of the station’s six workers were fired after their contract expired on June 30, 2012 and on November 30, right after Thanksgiving, a fifth worker was terminated. These cases are still pending before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Local 31 President Rich McDermott extended his local’s “heartfelt thanks” to the teacher’s union, adding that “These struggles are not easy, but with the show of solidarity by you and the Washington Teachers’ Union, our members realize the importance of standing together for the good of the labor movement. Hard working people like the teachers set a great example for their students and all Americans.” - photo: picket in front of WHUT-TV; photo by Chris Garlock

 

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