Today in 1932 General Motors (GM) officially established a five-day work week for its factory workers, marking a major early corporate shift toward reducing weekly operating hours.
• 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