On The Line This Week

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

With almost ten events and actions scheduled, this week is shaping up to be an extra- busy one for metro-area activists. See below for highlights or click here to see the complete line-up of activities on the Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO’s website.
- TUESDAY: Rally & March To "Make Verizon Pay Its Fair Share": OurDC community/labor coalition rallies and marches to call on Congress to hold corporations, like Verizon Communications, accountable to "pay their fair share." 5P, Farragut Square. 
- TUESDAY: A Discussion With Author Virginia Eubanks: Author Virginia Eubanks discusses and signs her new book, "Digital Dead End: Fighting for Social Justice in the Information Age" at Busboys & Poets (14th and V). 6:30P, 2021 14th Street NW.   
- WEDNESDAY: SEIU 32BJ's "Justice For Janitors" Rally: Workers and members of SEIU Local 32BJ rally in McPherson Square to celebrate Justice For Janitors Day and to fight for a decent contract for area janitors. 4:30P, McPherson Square. 
- WEDNESDAY: DC Young Trade Unionists' Monthly Meeting: DC Chapter of the Young Trade Unionists (YTU) invites local labor activists and young union members to their final monthly meeting before the summer break. 6P, Iron Workers Local 201. 
- FRIDAY: T-Mobile USA Workers Rally For Bargaining Rights: T-Mobile USA workers will be joined by local and global allies as they rally outside the German Embassy to demand that Deutsche Telekom stop opposing the organizing efforts of T-Mobile USA workers and to “allow them the freedom to participate in union activities without fear of reprisals or job loss,” reports the Communications Workers of America. 12P, German Embassy.  
- FRIDAY: MD/DC AFL-CIO "Salute To Leadership" Awards Dinner: The Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO's annual "Salute to Leadership" awards dinner honors James Bestpitch (Western MD CLC), Loretta M. Carr (Delmarva Peninsula CLC), Charles "Boots" Buttiglieri (CWA District 2) and Gwend Johnson (CBTU). 6P, National Labor College. 
- FRIDAY to SUNDAY: Labor Heritage Foundation's 2011 Great Labor Arts Exchange: The Labor Heritage Foundation’s annual opportunity for union leaders, members, artists, educators, and community activists to gather for three days of sharing songs, art, poetry, theatre, visual arts, and film. June 17 – 19, National Labor College.    
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