Today in 1940 Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land Is Your Land” following a frigid trip — partially by hitchhiking, partially by rail — from California to Manhattan. The Great Depression was still raging. Guthrie had heard Kate Smith’s recording of “God Bless America” and resolved to himself: “We can’t just bless America; we’ve got to change it.”
• The past, present, and future of work • What happened to the Apple store union campaign? • Most unionized occupations • ‘UAW just made it easier for auto workers to strike • Organizing a top topic at Steelworkers convention • Business Insider: 6 issues that could push UPS Teamsters to strike • US labor leaders say underfunding at NLRB has ‘reached crisis stage’ • Booming US cannabis industry seen as fertile ground for union expansion • Teamsters enact historic agreement to organize Illinois cannabis industry • Exclusive: Biden’s emergency board calls for railroad wage hikes to resolve contract talks • Watch: O’Brien to join Sen. Sanders and AFT’s Nelson at major rallies this weekend
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General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Mar. 1 @ 10 am Salisbury - Mar. 15 @ 10 am
