Today in 1999 A majority of the 5,000 textile workers at six Fieldcrest Cannon textile plants in Kannapolis, N.C., vote for union representation after an historic 25-year fight.
• Teamsters in Iowa strike Keurig Dr. Pepper • Worker-led unionism in the 21st century • Hood River Distillers must pay Teamster strikers • Discussing wages with coworkers is still protected activity • What would a general strike in the US actually look like? • Harley-Davidson wants payback if Europe target its bikes • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health eliminated • Opinion: Unions need to mount a militant response to Trump’s assault • UPS drivers honors picket line as Wellesley College strike continues • Alarm sounded as 4,100 factory workers laid off amid Trump policy chaos • Kentucky unions stand up to halt deportation of two undereducated workers • Teamsters launch billboard campaign blasting United Airlines for relying on China to fix its aircraft • Better Bad Ideas — Sean O’Brien interviews Sec. of Labor, Lori Chavez-DeRemer:
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
