One Day, Four Labor Events

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
Wednesday will be a whirlwind of activity for labor in the Metro DC area. The day starts off with a panel discussion at 9:30A on the exploitation of workers in the global shrimp industry. At 11A, labor activists and US Congress members will hold an event to celebrate Equal Pay Day and urge the US Senate to take action to re-affirm workers’ rights to sue their employers for pay discrimination. At 11:45A, the DC Labor and Employment Relations Association will host a luncheon discussion on reducing income inequality in the US. And at noon, a rally will be held at the Carlyle Group headquarters to protest Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins’ – which are both owned by the Carlyle Group – use of No-Match Social Security Letters to target and fire workers.