Today in 1987 The 170-day lockout (although management called it a strike) of 22,000 steelworkers by USX Corp. ends with a pay cut but greater job security. It was the longest work stoppage in the history of the U.S. steel industry.
• 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
