Today in 1969 African-American hospital workers won a 113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina.
• COVID-19 news updates for Oct. 29, 2020 • American households are doing better than expected • Trump Administration’s attacks on workers are relentless • Why the Republican Party wants to destroy labor unions • The specter of pension failures haunts the election • U.S. workers fear for future as election, COVID-19 loom • Workers keep getting fired for reporting COVID-19 safety violations • AFSCME sues federal labor agency in court over anti-union policies • Thousands of aviation layoffs loom amid a dysfunctional Congress • HOS rule’s legality questioned by Teamsters, safety groups • A special message from Vice President Joe Biden to Teamster members:
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.