Today in 1922 A major coal mine explosion at Reilly Mine No. 1 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, killed 77 to 79 miners after unventilated methane gas ignited, drawing widespread scrutiny to ignored safety and gas-rating reports.
• No justice, no jeans • A new remedy for bad-faith bargaining?s • The paradox of the American Labor Movement • FBI opens criminal probe into Key Bridge collapse • AFGE ranks 1st as fastest growing large union in U.S. • Daimler Truck workers are strike-ready in the anti-union south • UPS administrative and specialist workers in VA join Teamsters • Baltimore suing cargo ship’s owner, operator in Key Bridge collapse • Baltimore set to get new professional basketball team in 2025