Today in 1937 Four hundred Black women working as tobacco stemmers walk off the job in a spontaneous revolt against poor working conditions and a $3 weekly wage at the Vaughan Co. in Richmond, Va.
• 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
