Today in 1932 Thousands of unemployed WWI veterans arrive in Washington, D.C., to demand early payment of a bonus they had been told they would get, but not until 1945. They built a shantytown near the U.S. Capitol but were burned out by U.S. troops after two months.
• A not-so-wonderful labor dispute • VT expert on construction workers’ mental health • Teamsters Wegmans ratify 7-yr.CBA covering 900 workers • Federal Reserve chair: America’s labor market is back in balance • Jane F. McAlevey, who empowered workers across the globe, dies at 59 • The Teamsters president is courting Trump - despite his anti-labor record • A disaster waiting to happen: Hazmat trucks illegally using Baltimore tunnels • The mouse gloves are off: Disney workers to vote on strike amid contact talks • Microsoft to pay $14M amid allegations of retaliation, discrimination against workers