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MARJB Delegates Attend Workers United Convention in Cleveland, Ohio

March 26-28, 2025 — Approximately thirty members and staff from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board joined over 400 other members representing 13 Joint Boards from across the United States and Canada at the Workers United International Convention held in Cleveland, OH. They took care of business, passed pivotal resolutions, and heard from amazing speakers, including Bishop William Barber II, Workers United International President Lynne Fox, SEIU President April Verrett, and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

The theme of the convention was Defining Our Future, and after coming together to pass resolutions to buy union, stand against hostilities to our union family in Canada, and take on ambitious new organizing goals here and around the world, we know what we need to do...and, we are more FIRED UP and READY than ever before!

Members also enjoyed some amazing food and drink catered by our union family members who work at the Hyatt Regency and the Rocket Arena. After business concluded each day, members were invited to attend a Cleveland Cavaliers basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs and a hockey game with the Cleveland Monsters facing off against the Texas Stars.

This was the first in-person Workers United convention in eight years, so it was a special time to come together and celebrate all that our union has accomplished as organizers and as members of the labor movement.

Home Rule Music Festival

Several staff and members of the MARJB volunteered

to help at the Home Rule Music Festival held

on June 21, 2025 at The Parks at Walter Reed.

In its fourth year, the Home Rule Music Festival is a celebration of Black music, culture, and creativity in the heart of Washington, DC. With a mission to honor legacy while nurturing the future, the festival unites legendary performers, local talent, and community-driven programming. It's more than music — it's a movement rooted in history, joy, and togetherness. This festival

was a daylong event featuring world-class

performances, interactive music workshops, and

a vibrant vendor marketplace.

The organizer of this event is Charvis Campbell who

owns one of the only Black-owned record stores

in the DMV and runs a music/cultural preservation

effort to support DC artists. The Mid-Atlantic Regional

Joint Board of Workers United was a supporter of the festival and our volunteers had various duties

that day to help ensure the success of the event.

Our group also took the opportunity to set up

a booth and interact with festival attendees about

who we are, what we do, and our Union's proud history!