Today in 1916 The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce held a mass meeting of more than 2,000 merchants to organize what was to become a frontal assault on union strength and the closed shop. The failure of wages to keep up with inflation after the 1906 earthquake had spurred multiple strikes in the city.
• Where did the labor vote go? • The road ahead for captive audience meetings • It might not matter if the NLRA is unconstitutional • Report: Organized labor in trouble after Trump win • Musk and Bezos declare the NLRB unconstitutional • Pro-union Congresswoman picked for Secretary of Labor • Boeing begins drastic cuts, issues layoffs notices to 400+ workers • SF worker: ‘Amazon’s union-busting crusade doesn’t scare us’ • Michigan nurses win the largest union election in recent memory • House moves to get retired civil servants their full Social Security benefits • US East Coast, Gulf Coast port union & employers still at odds over automation
General Membership Meetings
are suspended for the summer months
of June, July and August, per the
unanimous vote of members
at the May 18, 2025 meeting.
Dates for September meetings
will be posted in August.
