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.
• That time we did real life Norma Rae • Judge swats aside newspaper’s challenge to NLRB • Hertz Teamsters ratify Western Regional Contract • What if NYT’s tech staff strikes on election night? • USPS reaches tentative contract with postal workers • US labor market plodding along, but jobs becoming more scarce • Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.