Today in 1930 A 17-year-old Jimmy Hoffa leads his co-workers at a Kroger warehouse in Clinton, Ind., in a successful job action: by refusing to unload a shipment of perishable strawberries, they forced the company to give in to their demands.
• Executive Stimulus Bill signed: What’s in it? • Absentee vs. mail-in ballot: What’s the difference? • It’s now even easier to fire workers for what they say • Workers blow the whistle on mass death • Standoff on virus relief pkg. leaves damage all around • Covid-19 forcing many women and non-white workers to retire • Payroll tax delay to boost take-home pay, but don’t spend it yet