Today in 1920 Some 3,000 members of the Filipino Federation of Labor strike the plantations of Oahu, Hawaii. Their ranks swell to 8,300 as they are joined by members of the Japanese Federation of Labor.
• At Bigfoot, Teamsters strike to save their pension • 5,200 GE Appliance workers gear up for a fight • Flight attendants stand with Boeing workers • Federal Trade commission employees vote to unionize • Amazon Union effort in NC latest attempt to organize the South • Federal agencies urge railroads to provide paid sick leave • Striking Boeing machinists lose company-paid health care coverage • Dockworkers’ union scores big victory after 3-day strike • 10,000 United Airlines Teamsters unite to win historic contract • Tell Marathon Petroleum’s CEO: Give a fair deal to striking Teamsters!
