Today in 1935 President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, providing, for the first time ever, guaranteed income for retirees and creating a system of unemployment benefits.
• The year workers said ‘no’ • Soccer sets new standards for equal pay • The non-inflated truth about inflation • 10 major labor strikes throughout U.S. history • For American Labor, the past isn’t past • Lawmakers look to boost NLRB funding • Reproductive justice is a labor issue • Teamsters commemorate National Police Week • Trader Joe’s join Target, Amazon, and Starbucks drive to unionize • Amazon threatened workers over union vote, NLRB finds • Teamsters commit to strengthening solidarity among national rail unions • Amazon, Starbucks workers pointing the way to organized labor’s revival • The Injury Machine: How Amazon’s production system hurts workers • The Union Drip Twitter account highlights the style of the Labor Move
