Today in 1944 On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seized the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management defies the National Labor Relations Board. ~ Labor Tribune
• GOP pulls bill to repeal Obamacare. • UPS Teamsters pitch in for coworker in need. • Trump proposes $2.5B in labor cuts. • Unions are wondering: Resist or assist? • The fake freedom of American health care. • Baltimore City Council passes $15 minimum wage bill. • US Senate about to allow dangerous employers to run wild. • “Massive” May Day strike begins to take shape. • Autonomous cars will put a lot of human drivers our of work. • With Teamsters assistance, Lyft drivers win $27 million settlement. • Tomorrow in Labor History: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire of 1911
General Membership Meetings: Baltimore - May. 5@ 10 a.m. Salisbury - May 19 @ 10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!