Today in 1919 Seattle General Strike begins. The city was run by a General Strike Committee for six days as tens of thousands of union members stopped work in support of 32,000 striking longshoremen.
• 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
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General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Mar. 1 @ 10 am Salisbury - Mar. 15 @ 10 am
