Today in 1871 The Great Chicago Fire erupted; over 300 people died, and the three-day blaze destroyed more than 17,000 structures in the downtown area.
• The ‘trashman’ who became an influencer • Unions get a little love • Crown of the contenders • The struggle to organize warehouse workers • Why Big Tech shouldn’t be scared of unions • The movement to end at-will employment just got serious • Union calls foul play as Amazon unionization vote fails • Teamsters Local 117 partners to vaccinate 500 working families • Newslight submits offer to buy Baltimore Sun parent company • The most obvious and brilliant idea to revive organized labor, fast • Minimum wage would be $44 if it grew as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985
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