IBEW Tour benefits CSA Emergency Fund
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Last chance to sign up for
the IBEW Museum Tour tonight at 5:30p
(update: tour canceled; stay tuned for
updates on when it'll be rescheduled),
which offers a very special 1-hour guided tour
of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers (IBEW) museum in downtown DC and
benefits the Metro Council’s Community
Services Agency’s Emergency Assistance Fund.
This is a unique chance to tour the IBEW museum
– usually only open to IBEW members – and
trace the fascinating development of the
electrical industry over the last century
through displays of equipment used by union
members going back to the 1890’s, including a
collection of lightbulbs spanning more than a
century. The brief tour will be led by IBEW
Museum Curator Curtis Bateman. The
$15/person; $25/couple cost goes directly to
CSA’s Emergency Assistance Fund to assist
area union members in need; payment (cash or
check) collected at door; Click here to RSVP. NOTE:
attendees at both tours will each receive a
pair of free passes to the DC
Labor FilmFest!
Coming Up: Free Tour of Ben Shahn WPA
Murals (Thursday, 12 noon; 30-minute
tour)
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see
historic murals from the New Deal era,
including Ben Shahn’s stunning “The Meaning
of Social Security.” Free but click here to RSVP; VOA, 330
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington,
D.C.
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Bateman (left) shows Ann Hoffman (NWU) old IBEW
dues ledgers during a 2012 tour; photo by Chris
Garlock