Jewish Labor Committee- Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee invites you to join its Annual Labor Seder. This year, our partner is the A. Philip Randolph Institute and we will be joined by Richard Womack, ... National APRI Vice President & Northeast Region Rep. April 1, 2021 7:00pm-8:15pm On ZOOM (link will be sent prior to the event) This year, we are honored to welcome as our guest speaker The Honorable Kendra Brooks Philadelphia Councilmember At-Large. Ms. Brooks will share her reflections on the victories won for labor and other justice movements this past year. The PJLC's Labor Seder is a traditional Passover Seder that we celebrate with not only the Jewish community, but with our brothers and sisters in the organized labor and other justice movements. This year, we will have a somewhat abbreviated virtual Seder led by Rabbi Avi Winokur Rabbi Emeritus of Society Hill Synagogue Suggested donation of $18 but no one will be turned away. Please RSVP or direct questions to Michael Hersch [email protected] or 215-668-5454

This article, by Sophie Panzer, begins: "Thousands of Jewish women in Philadelphia walked out of their jobs in 1909 to protest unsafe working conditions and exploitation. "Their strike, which became known as the Philadelphia Shirtwaist Strike, drew national attention to the dangers workers faced in a rapidly industrializing society." https://www.jewishexponent.com//womens-history-month-reme/

Join AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' Wade Henderson, Congressman Bobby Scott, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, and Congressman Andy Levin for a Press Conference on H.R. 842, the #PROAct.

There is power in a union.