Today in 1963 A Southern Pacific train loaded with sugar beets strikes a makeshift bus filled with 60 migrant workers near Salinas, Calif., killing 32. The driver said the bus was so crowded he couldn›t see the train coming.
• Teamsters fight for highway safety, jobs • Why unions are having a moment right now • The strike that started the Red Wave • The war on inflation is about to get ugly • Five things to know about the railroad deal • Railroad companies chose profits over humane working policies • The looming rail strike was years in the making • Teamsters call on Congress to stand up for workers… • Today’s union-busters are following centuries-old playbook • 15,000 Minnesota nurses strike to put “patients before profits” • Striking Seattle teachers secure TA after rush of community support • Minor League Baseball Union part of a long history of organizing • Workers are still organizing despite obstacles
General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Sept. 5 @ 10 am Salisbury - Oct. 19 @ 10 am Please be present and on time.
