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.
• NLRB says ‘Scabby the Rat’ is free speech • Extreme heat is killing American workers • AFL-CIO: Paywatch data shows need for PRO Act • New report details housing crisis for workers • Amazon to end on-site Covid testing for warehouse workers • It’s been 12 years since Congress raised the minimum wage • First rank-and-file Teamster appointed to AEI national bargaining committee • Companies claim there’s a labor shortage. Their solution? Prisoners. • For minimum-wage workers, rent is now unaffordable in every county in America
