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
• Teamsters strike Hood River Distillers • Teamster’s son wins battle against coronavirus • Georgia sanitation workers fighting for basic PPE • Teamsters target Tyson plant after COVID-19 spreads • The collective power of pandemic’s essential workers • Local, state governments need Congress to grant additional relief • Hoffa talks with LA radio reporter re Covid-19 challenges for union members • President expressed opposition to extending UI benefits enacted in response to pandemic • Meatpacking jobs were dangerous before pandemic – now they’re life-or-death
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!