Today in 1981 Major League Baseball strike begins, forces cancellation of 713 games. Most observers blamed team owners for the strike: they were trying to recover from a court decision favoring the players on free agency.
• Why are drug prices so high? • Virginia labor targets ‘right to work’ • The robots are coming for our jobs • Hoffa on the legacy of the “Battle in Seattle” • Labor board orders new Teamsters election at XPO • Frank Ordonez: A tribute to slain UPS driver in Florida • How supporters of the Green New Deal are showing up for workers • The strike in Virginia will determine the future of the area’s public transit • Senate bill could require employers to give staff 2-month notice before shutdown
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.