Today in 1969 African-American hospital workers won a 113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina.
• High risk, hidden workforce • The role of labor unions in the D.C. region • How labor beat Mexico on trade • Biden floats criminal charges for labor violators • Where does the term ‘redneck’ come from? • Interview: The power of the black working class • Labor unions win, drug companies lose in new trade deal • U.S. employers spend $340 million a year busting unions • E-Scooter workers just formed their first union - with the Teamsters • US labor board rules for McDonald’s in unionization case • New NAFTA’s labor terms sway AFL-CIO but not all unions are on board • Even in bankruptcy, coal companies can’t stop selling out workers • Teamsters pin down Dems on pension, collective bargaining • Google has clearly taken a non-union posture:
General Membership Meetings are suspended for the summer months of June, July and August, per the unanimous vote of members at the May 18, 2025 meeting. Dates for September meetings will be posted in August.