Today in 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor reports that the nation’s unemployment rate soared to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession.
• 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.
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