Today in 1910 Six young women burn to death and 19 more die when they leap from the fourth-story windows of a blazing factory in Newark, N.J. The floors and stairs were wooden; the only door through which the women could flee was locked.
• Teamsters fight for highway safety, jobs • Why unions are having a moment right now • The strike that started the Red Wave • The war on inflation is about to get ugly • Five things to know about the railroad deal • Railroad companies chose profits over humane working policies • The looming rail strike was years in the making • Teamsters call on Congress to stand up for workers… • Today’s union-busters are following centuries-old playbook • 15,000 Minnesota nurses strike to put “patients before profits” • Striking Seattle teachers secure TA after rush of community support • Minor League Baseball Union part of a long history of organizing • Workers are still organizing despite obstacles
