Today in 1919 The Great Steel Strike began as roughly 350,000 to 400,000 steelworkers walked off the job across multiple states to demand union recognition, an eight-hour workday, and better wages from the U.S. Steel Corporation.
• How to fly union • Stop the slowdown • Labor unions vs. working people • One-day strikes are in • Can Trump eliminate the Dept. of Education? • US looks to end subminimum wage for workers with disabilities • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette now longest strike in the US. And it’s not over. • Labor board judge rules Exxon’s Texas refinery union lockout was legal • Watch: Amazon’s union busters threaten and verbally abuse NY Teamsters • Unions call on congress, union members to support Social Security Fairness Act • The labor documentary Amazon probably doesn’t want you to see:
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