Putting Labor on D.C.’s Map

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.midatlanticlabor.com/appiesnet/wordpress/?p=667

by Mike Hall, Dec 7, 2008

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/12/07/putting-labor-on-dcs-map/

Forget a tip of the hat. A huge round of applause is in order for Chris Garlock, editor of the Metropolitan Washington Council’s Union City, for launching an interactive labor map.

Click here for map http://www.communitywalk.com/washington_dc/dc_labor_map/map/315109

The just-launched D.C. Labor Map lets users find current and historic labor sites in Washington, D.C., along with union hotels, restaurants, international and local union organizations and labor art.

Whether you are using it for a virtual tour of labor in the nation’s capital or planning a real-life walking tour, the map offers a bunch of great information.

Click on the legend prompt to view and choose a category from a list that includes labor art, union struggles, union restaurants and historic makers. Selecting “labor art” will pop up 11 sites around town where you can take in murals, sculptures and other artwork dedicated to workers and their jobs.

For example, you can get directions to murals from Depression-era artist Harold Weston.

FULL story at link.