Today in 1975 The ship Edmund Fitzgerald — the biggest carrier on the Great Lakes — and crew of 29 are lost in a storm on Lake Superior while carrying ore from Superior, Wis., to Detroit. The cause of the sinking was never established.
• To Labor Day and Labor Days ahead • Voting rights equal worker rights • New British union leader vows to take on Amazon • Labor Day reminds us that all workers are essential • Full General President candidates’ debate video here • Warehouse workers in Des Plaines reach deal with Sysco, end strike • FedEx faces labor union challenge over billionaire CEO’s pay • Hotel rooms should be cleaned every day. Please sign this petition • 10 charts on the state of U.S. workers on the 2nd pandemic Labor Day
