Today in 1999 A majority of the 5,000 textile workers at six Fieldcrest Cannon textile plants in Kannapolis, N.C., vote for union representation after an historic 25-year fight.
• 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.