Today in 1999 The International Longshore and Warehouse Union closed all ports on the West Coast in solidarity with a national day of protest to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, an activist and journalist who was on death row in Pennsylvania at the time.~ Today in Labor History
• Charts: The shrinking middle class.
• Numbers show it still pays to be a union member.
• Labor law alone won't save us.
• In defense of members-only unionism.
• If you haven't been paying attention up 'til now, it's time!
• GOP introduces a bill to reform the NLRB.
• Teachers petition Supreme Court to overturn forced union dues.
• 6 Silicon Valley company shuttle-bus drivers seek Teamster representation.
• The billionaire brothers' plan to buy the White House:
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!
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