Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we'll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Workers at President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., have voted to form a union with the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). They are the first D.C. museum staff to unionize with UAW. President Lincoln’s Cottage is a historic site and museum where Abraham Lincoln lived for more than a quarter of his presidency and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. “I’m thrilled about our unanimous election results because I think collective bargaining will help us live up to the principles we share with the public every day,” said organizing committee member Joan Cummins. “Our museum is a historical site of labor justice, and we’re ready to walk the walk!”