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
• Min. wage workers work 41 days for nothing. • Reaping the benefits of an aging workforce. • Solution for union pension fix won’t be easy. • #MeToo has revived the Equal Rights Amendment. • 'There is no illegal strike, just an unsuccessful one.' • Labor Dept. honors Reagan: Tragedy or farce? • NLRB vacates employer-friendly joint employer decision. • DHL workers overwhelmingly approve new national contract. • Charity in Teamster’s name wipes out $100,000 in school lunch debt. • NY Teamster: Long hours make it tough for waste disposal drivers to stay safe. • Major corporations have spent just 6% of tax windfall on workers. • Is that text worth $500? Md. increases penalty for cell phone use while driving
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!