Today in 1981 Major League Baseball strike begins, forces cancellation of 713 games. Most observers blamed team owners for the strike: they were trying to recover from a court decision favoring the players on free agency.
• First Student Teamsters ratify national contract • Bazooka Teamsters authorize strike • Could Yellow Corp. workers finally get paid? • Major League Baseball labor battle begins • Republic Airways airline maintenance technicians join Teamsters • 70,000+ rideshare drivers unionize in Massachusetts • US employers spend about $1.7B annually on union avoidance • ‘Healthcare, not wealth care’: Teamsters nurses continue historic strike
General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.
