LCDC Labor Committee Newsletter

The LCDC Labor Committee is an alliance of the Northern Virginia Labor Council and the Loudoun County Democratic Committee. Its mission is to organize and build an expanding local activist base to address and resolve issues of social and economic justice that adversely affect the needs and aspirations of working families in Loudoun County.

The Committee will develop and propose policy resolutions regarding such issues to the Loudoun County Democratic Committee for its deliberation and decision. Resolutions adopted by the LCDC membership will serve as a basis for alliance-building among Northern Virginia counties with their delegations to the General Assembly.

The committee values education and knowledge. We will conduct education sessions on Labor topics such as wage theft, workplace safety, corporate greed, worker rights, and raising the minimum wage. The committee will act as a conduit of information to and from the LCDC to expand education and participation.

Come join the Labor Committee Zoom meeting Monday April 18, 8-9 p.m. Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89408252839

Labor news

Amazon workers make history

In a tremendous upset, the Amazon Labor Union made history when it won the election at Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse, 2,654 to 2,131, making it the first-ever union at Amazon. Bernie Sanders called the win “a shot in the arm for this country's labor movement,” while AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler said it “proves when working people unite in the fight for justice, anything is possible.” ALU president Chris Smalls demanded that Amazon “cease/desist any changes to work policies” and begin contract bargaining immediately.

Watch: Amazon Workers Celebrate First Labor Union- Washington Post

Read: Here's How We Beat Amazon - Portside

Read: Amazon Workers Win on Staten Island and Make History, Bessemer Vote Still Up for Grabs- Labor Press

Amazon seeks to overturn union win

Amazon is seeking to overturn the historic union victory at one of its New York City warehouses, arguing in a legal filing Friday that union organizers and the National Labor Relations Board acted in a way that tainted the results.

Amazon Seeks to Overturn Union Win, Says Vote Was Tainted - CNBC

Amazon Seeks to Overturn Union Win, Says Vote Was Tainted - ABC News