Hosted by Chris Garlock & Ed Smith

Hundreds of workers at Howard University Hospital are planning a one-day strike next Monday; YRAW co-host Ed Smith, who’s Executive Director of the District of Columbia Nurses Association (DCNA), explains why.

Commercial security officers rallied Wednesday for a fair contract; we hear more from JUDITH HOWELL, a longtime security officer and board member at SEIU 32BJ.

At another rally yesterday, AFSCME Local 2401 members demonstrated in support of telework for DC city workers; the local’s chief shop steward, ROGER SCOTT, reports.

Today’s music: Union Strike Folk Song; Lisa Simpson.

Labor news headlines: Senators announce funding for Capitol cafeteria workers facing layoff; Southern California grocery workers union signs tentative wage hike agreement, averting strike; Bus operators for the DC Circulator approve strike; Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Says Companies Are Being ‘Assaulted’ by Unions.

Produced by Chris Garlock; engineered by Michael Nassella.  

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