Today in 1944 On the orders of President Roosevelt, the U.S. Army seized the Chicago headquarters of the unionized Montgomery Ward & Co. after management defies the National Labor Relations Board. ~ Labor Tribune
• BLS: Union numbers up, union density down • The right to strike is in danger at the Supreme Court • Inflation eroding real wage gains of many US workers • Rail workers continue fight for sick leave, safe staffing • Fur flies as Teamsters begin hashing out UPS negotiating strategy • The South has a new union - and workers have Black women to thank • Apple becomes first big tech firm to negotiate with union • Labor, rights groups praise Biden policy boosting migrant worker protections • Teamsters poised to strike Aramark Uniform Services in five states • OSHA cites Amazon for exposing warehouse workers to safety hazards
General Membership Meetings: Baltimore - May. 5@ 10 a.m. Salisbury - May 19 @ 10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!
