Today in 1920 The first Labor bank opens in Washington, D.C., launched by officers of the Machinists. The Locomotive Engineers opened a bank in Cleveland later that year.
• Teamsters celebrate Women’s History Month • Small businesses benefit when wages rise • Essential work and the struggle for $15 • Costco raising its minimum wage to $16 per hour • Biden is saying things Amazon doesn’t want to hear • Lawmakers look to fast track PRO Act through House • Teamsters see pro-labor proposal leveling playing field at XPO • Great day for Montana workers: So-called “right-to-work” bill dies • Teamster women: Topic-specific webinars available here