Today in 1961 President Kennedy asks Congress to approve creation of the Medicare program, financed by an increase in Social Security taxes, to aid 14.2 million Americans aged 65 or older.
• U.S. added 818,000 fewer jobs than reported earlier • Labor Day Mass for unions, all working people • NEA reaches TA with staff union after 4-week strike • Teamster retiree speaks at Democratic National Convention • Union-busting disclosure rule hung up at the White House • Teamster union rallies outside UPS hub after driver’s heat-related crash • Canada forces arbitration in freight rail labor dispute • Teamsters National Black Caucus chair on-air interview with Rev. Al Sharpton
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