Today in 2011 Songwriter, musician and activist Hazel Dickens dies at age 75. Among her songs: "They'll Never Keep Us Down" and "Working Girl Blues." Cultural blogger John Pietaro wrote: "Dickens didn't just sing the anthems of Labor, she lived them. Her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause."
• Listen: Why unions are making a comeback • Teamsters Local 952 wins $37k grievance against UPS • Teamsters Local 150 wins $44k grievance against UPS • Can strong job growth in trucking continue? • Microsoft, union enter into labor neutrality agreement • The time is now to build a more compassionate America • Unions provide major economic benefits for workers, families • Workers gained power during Covid. A volatile economy will test that. • Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unionization nationwide • AFL-CIO president’s goal: ‘More than one million new unionists’ • Starbucks threatens to end trans-inclusive health benefits if stores unionize • New (non-profit) news source makes its debut in Baltimore
