Today in 2003 An estimated 3,300 sanitation workers working for private haulers in Chicago win a nine-day strike featuring a 28-percent wage increase over five years. ~ Labor Tribune
• Labor’s tide is rising • NLRB’s joint employer rule delayed two weeks • Books: Countering Wall Street’s war on workers • Labor law protects ‘Black Lives Matter’ inside the workplace • Remembering the racist history of ‘right-to-work’ laws • UAW: Majority workers at Mercedes Benz plant seek to join union • Organizing to win: Real change relies on grassroots organizing • Striking workers could soon qualify for unemployment benefits • Older Americans are working longer. Some want to; others have to. • Worth reading at LaborUnionNews.com: Demographic data on the workforce
General Membership Meetings: Baltimore - Oct. 6 @ 10 a.m. Salisbury - Oct. 20 @ 10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!
