Today in 1937 A general strike by some 12,000 autoworkers and others in Lansing, Mich., shuts down the city for a month in what was to become known as the city’s “Labor Holiday.” ~ Labor Tribune
• A new generation rising in the Labor Movement • The problems with the Amazon Labor Union • New UAW prez calls for a harder line in contract talks • On strike: Sysco Teamsters in Indianapolis, Louisville • The US workers fighting back against union busting • Michigan strikes right-to-work law detested by unions • The minimum wage fight that will define the decade • Disney World unions reach tentative deal delivering $18 min. wage • Labor Movement has found a strategic advantage in airline industry • Teamsters condemn Florida bill to kill public sector unions • How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws…
