Site Map Icon
RSS Feed icon
 
 
 

July 08, 2025

Today in 1882
 Striking New York longshoremen meet to discuss ways to keep new immigrants from scabbing. They were successful, at least for a time. On July 14, 500 newly arrived Jews marched straight from their ship to the union hall. On July 15, 250 Italian immigrants stopped scabbing on the railroad and joined the union. 
~ Labor Tribune

Member Login
Username:

Password:


Not registered yet?
Click Here to sign-up

Forgot Your Login?



Minimum Wage Hike Just Start of Justice for Workers
Updated On: Jan 09, 2020
Jan. 9, 2020 | WORKERS’ RIGHTS | A new year has brought increased pay for nearly 7 million low-wage workers in 22 states. Thanks to a mix of lawmakers or voters themselves approving minimum wage hikes (and cost-of-living adjustments) in recent years, those at the bottom of the pay scale are getting much-deserved raises, ranging from a $1.50 an hour in Washington state and New Mexico to 10 cents an hour in Florida. Those pay increases have resulted in the nation’s lowest-paid workers getting their biggest wage bump in more than a decade. Before, pay was largely stagnant for those at the bottom of the economic ladder despite the tightening job market. But the public has increasingly insisted that corporations pay their fair share… Teamsters
 
 
Teamsters Local 355
Copyright © 2025, All Rights Reserved.
Powered By UnionActive™

1335613 hits since
Visit Unions-America.com!

Top of Page image