Today in 2009 General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing made the automaker the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection. It went on to recover thanks to massive help from the UAW and the federal government.
• How FedEx cut its tax bill to $0 • Teamsters go on strike at Sysco in Denver> • Trash drivers in MA call off strikes, leave jobs • Teamsters, fellow airline pilots support safe skies • Corporate spies keep an eye on organized labor • How self-driving trucks will change the industry • Bill would rein in Wall Street excess that hurts workers • Teamsters, port and rail drivers defend CA limits on independent contractors • US agencies curb federal workers’ rights after unions’ court defeat • Why striking teachers are fighting for more than their paychecks • USMCA could run into trouble as Mexican reform comes up short • Watch: Striking Transdev workers unveil new strike anthem
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.