Site Map Icon
RSS Feed icon
 
 
 

October 23, 2026

Today in 1902
President Theodore Roosevelt established a fact-finding commission to suspend a nine-month-long strike by Western Pennsylvania coal miners fighting for higher pay, shorter workdays, and union recognition. While the miners won better pay and reduced hours, they did not secure official union recognition; it marked the first time the federal government intervened as a neutral arbitrator in a labor dispute.

Member Login
Username:

Password:


Not registered yet?
Click Here to sign-up

Forgot Your Login?




Workers Return to Big Three Plants in Major Test for Auto Industry
Updated On: May 19, 2020
May 19, 2020 | SAFETY & HEALTH | [...] How successful the resumption of auto production ultimately will be, will depend in large part on whether Ford Motor Co., Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and General Motors Co. can keep their employees safe at work. Workers who returned to work Monday expressed a mixture of optimism and skepticism that it will be possible to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in manufacturing plants. The restart of vehicle production, one week after major suppliers resumed production, is the linchpin of an unprecedented and coordinated effort to rev up almost the entire auto industry, foreign and domestic, after the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic and government responses to it… The Detroit News
 
 
Teamsters Local 355
Copyright © 2026, All Rights Reserved.
Powered By UnionActive™

1559442 hits since
Visit Unions-America.com!

Top of Page image