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August 01, 2026

Today in 1999
The Great Shipyard Strike of 1999 ends after steelworkers at Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. ratify a breakthrough agreement which nearly doubles pensions, increases security, ends inequality, and provides the highest wage increases in company and industry history to nearly 10,000 workers. The strike lasted over 16 weeks.

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Labor Board Bans Anti-Union 'Captive Audience' Campaigns
Updated On: Nov 13, 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 | WORKERS RIGHTS | Federal  labor officials issued a ruling Wednesday prohibiting employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings at work, a long-sought policy objective of unions that want to level the playing field with corporations in organizing campaigns. In its 3-1 decision, the Democratic majority of the National Labor Relations Board said such workplace gathering - often called 'captive audience' meetings due to their obligatory nature - tend to "coerce" employees and therefore violate the law. The board's lone Republican dissented. HuffPost
 
 
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