Today in 1976 Thirty-five members of the Teamsters, concerned about the infiltration of organized crime in the union and other issues, meet in Cleveland to form Teamsters for a Democratic Union.
• 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.
