Today in 2009 General Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The filing made the automaker the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection. It went on to recover thanks to massive help from the UAW and the federal government.
• Hertz Teamsters extend ULP strike to Miami • Fired NLRB member speaks out • The danger of Trump’s plan for a private USPS • The Musk-Bezos war on collective bargaining • General Motors, Jack Cooper end 100-year relationship • Sysco Teamsters overwhelmingly approve strong new contract • UPS Teamsters in Texas conduct anti-harassment workshop • ‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley to introduce pro-union legislation
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
