Today in 1933 More than 3,000 dairy farmers demonstrate in Neillsville, Wisconsin, ultimately leading to the freeing of jailed leaders of a milk strike over low prices set by large dairy plants. Tons of fresh milk were dumped on public roads, trains carrying milk were stopped, some cheese plants were bombed during the fight.
• Where did the labor vote go? • The road ahead for captive audience meetings • It might not matter if the NLRA is unconstitutional • Report: Organized labor in trouble after Trump win • Musk and Bezos declare the NLRB unconstitutional • Pro-union Congresswoman picked for Secretary of Labor • Boeing begins drastic cuts, issues layoffs notices to 400+ workers • SF worker: ‘Amazon’s union-busting crusade doesn’t scare us’ • Michigan nurses win the largest union election in recent memory • House moves to get retired civil servants their full Social Security benefits • US East Coast, Gulf Coast port union & employers still at odds over automation
