Today in 1943 Congress passes the Smith-Connally War Labor Disputes Act over President Franklin Roosevelt’s veto. It allows the federal government to seize and operate industries threatened by strikes that would interfere with war production. It was hurriedly created after the third coal strike in seven weeks.
• 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
