Today in 1932 Founding of the American Federation of Government Employees, following a decision by the National Federation of Federal Employees (later to become part of the Int’l Association of Machinists) to leave the AFL.
• Robert Reich: Why the PRO Act is critical • New Hampshire House votes against “right to work” • A simple solution to the labor shortage: Raise wages • Workers are gaining leverage over employers right before our eyes • Lewis Hine, photographer of the American working class • Corporations are co-opting mindfulness to avoid meeting workers’ needs • Amazon fired him. Now he’s trying to organize 5,000 workers in NY • Increase in wages to $15 an hour brings flood of workers to US businesses
General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Oct. 5 @ 10 am Salisbury - Oct. 19 @ 10 am Please be present and on time.