Today in 1873 The Miners’ National Association is formed in Youngstown, Ohio, with the goal of uniting all miners, regardless of skill or ethnic background.
• Labor’s tide is rising • NLRB’s joint employer rule delayed two weeks • Books: Countering Wall Street’s war on workers • Labor law protects ‘Black Lives Matter’ inside the workplace • Remembering the racist history of ‘right-to-work’ laws • UAW: Majority workers at Mercedes Benz plant seek to join union • Organizing to win: Real change relies on grassroots organizing • Striking workers could soon qualify for unemployment benefits • Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to. • Worth reading at LaborUnionNews.com: Demographic data on the workforce
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