Today in 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments of 1965 into law, officially creating Medicare and Medicaid, a massive victory for worker and retiree health security.
• New Maryland laws go into effect • IATSE issues statement of support for Teamsters • SCOTUS ruling curbing agency powers could hobble NLRB • American Airlines flight attendants inching towards a strike • Starbucks employee says tips being withheld from unionized employees • Hollywood Teamsters see ‘fearmongering tactics’ in ongoing contract talks • Teamsters, lawmakers demand Amazon stop illegal union busting • This is the most pointless website on the planet. It’s fantastic.
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
