Today in 1976 Thirty-five members of the Teamsters, concerned about the infiltration of organized crime in the union and other issues, meet in Cleveland to form Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
• The wake of labor journalism • ‘Amazon is the new slavery’ • 221 casino dealers in Virginia join Teamsters • UAW strike threatens GM truck production • Unions flex muscle as states weigh data center rules • Starbucks Workers United celebrates 700th union election win • The 1985 Hormel strike: An historical lesson in economic and union policies • Amazon is using AI to disempower workers. The labor movement must fight back. • Trump signs order making it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
