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This in from NoVA labor. Activity and good news from the local labor movement!


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From: Ginny Diamond <novala...@mail.mailchimpapp.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Subject: NoVA Labor Activities and Organizing Wins!



Two more Starbucks Wins in Virginia! 

Congratulations to the Starbucks workers at the Old Keene Mill Rd store in Springfield and at the I-81 Roanoke St store in Christiansburg for their union election victories! They join more than 10,000 workers at more than 420 stores nationwide.  Bargaining for a contract starts this week!

Tuesday April 23rd - Alexandria Labor Caucus - 7:30 pm
Union members and friends of labor in Alexandria will meet to discuss issues affecting working families in the city. Contact ADCL...@gmail.com for the link. 

Wednesday April 24th - CLUW meeting and webinar - 6 pm
The local CLUW chapter is co-hosting a webinar with the DOL Women's Bureau. 
 https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudOqrrzgoE9DTnTFjNMniXRYfrKQsZTv6#/registration 

Thursday April 25th - Pride at Work - 7 pm
Pride at Work is NoVA Labor's support and advocacy group for LBGTQ workers. Everyone is welcome! Mark your calendars for our 3rd annual Pride Picnic on June 15th from noon to 3 pm at Jones Point Park in Alexandria!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84899008405

May Day Rally  - Wyndham Hotel in National Harbor - 6 pm to 7:30 pm
Wednesday May 1st -- Rally for the right to organize! Workers at the Wyndham Hotel won their union election a year ago and the company is refusing to bargain in good faith for a first contract. Come out to support Operating Engineers Local 99. 
Wyndham National Harbor, 250 Mariner Passage, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
RSVP to ecli...@iuoelocal99.org

Upcoming NoVA Labor Book Club Meetings

Tuesday April 30th -Doppelganger by Naomi Klein - 7:30 pm
 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86718433035?pwd=SCvT9n5laD1RbJSt81rwSvzarZ3VHv.1

Tuesday May 28 - Prophet Song by Paul Lynch -  7:30 pm 
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83219262613?pwd=E8cxBe9kSK8hQZFaiW546aOw8Ao7ls.1


BUY YOUR TICKETS AND ADS NOW!!
Friday May 17th - Hilton McLean Tysons Corner - 6 pm
Join UAW President Shawn Fain to celebrate the BIG VW UNION ELECTION IN TENNESSEE!  Also: AFA President Sara Nelson, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton, CLUW President Elise Bryant, Rev. Dr. Keith Savage, and honor SAG-AFTRA, Operating Engineers Local 99, Elevator Constructors Local 10, SEIU 32bj, UFCW Local 400, AFGE, Workers United MARJB,  ATU Local 689, NATCA, and Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center. Print out this sponsorship form to purchase tickets and ads THIS WEEK. 
https://bit.ly/49lpyzj

Save the Dates:

May 4th – Union Jobs and Career Fair – 10 am to 5 pm at Dulles Expo Center

For more information contact Gary Hall, gh...@ibewlocal26.org and Greg Davis, Gr...@ualocal602.com

May 11th - National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive - Help out with the largest food drive in the nation!


Our mailing address is:
PO Box 565, Annandale, VA 22003

 
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