Today in 1903 Labor organizer Mother Jones led a march of child textile workers from Philadelphia toward President Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home in New York to expose the brutal realities of child labor.
• Teamster Budweiser strike continues. • Alex Acosta confirmed as labor secretary. • Acosta’s deadly agenda for workers. • Why a $15 minimum wage is good economics. • Writers Guild averts strike, wins new contract. • May Day marches display worker solidarity across U.S. • Fake flexibility bill would deprive workers of overtime. • Worker safety group names the most dangerous employers. • United Mine Workers union wins the long fight for retirees. • Carrier union rep: Trump could stop offshoring if he wanted to. • ‘God have mercy on your souls’: GOP passes cruel, destructive Trumpcare bill.
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
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