Today in 1860 Feminist and Labor activist Charlotte Perkins Gilman born in Hartford, Conn. Her landmark study, “Women and Economics,” was radical: it called for the financial independence of women and urged a network of child care centers.
• 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.