Today in 1977 Eight female bank tellers in Willmar, Minn., begin the first strike against a bank in U.S. history. At issue: they were paid little more than half what male tellers were paid. The strike ended in moral victory, but economic defeat two years later.
• The great escape • Rediscovering the power of the unions • Here’s why Gen Z is unionizing • A new regime at the Teamsters • A tax break for union dues • 30 things President Biden has done to help workers • They call her ‘Bus Driver’ and she calls them family • Study: Unionized construction offers better health, safety outcomes • The comic book industry’s next page-turner: union organizing • Judge orders Google to hand over their anti-union campaign documents • 7 legal reasons why every construction worker should join a union • Near strike by Hollywood crews could be sign of things to come • Seven on the strike line: Teamsters calling for better working conditions • HR advice to employers: Employers better off learning to work with unions
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General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Dec. 7 @ 10 am Salisbury - Dec. 21 @ 10 am Please be present and on time.
