Today in 1908 The American Federation of Labor (AFL) founds the Building and Construction Trades Department as a way to overcome the jurisdictional conflicts occurring in the building and construction unions.
• Justice for 10 fired UPS workers in Queens, NY • Labor law is stuck in 1947 • Three cheers for Scabby the Rat • Congress: Oppose the American Jobs Plan at your own risk • The PRO Act: What’s in it and why is it a Labor Movement priority? • Teamsters, international unions call for major reforms at XPO • White House group gets to work on plan to increase unionization of workers • $15 an hour for federal contractors is great. A union is better.
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