Today in 2008 The U.S. Department of Labor reports employers slashed 533,000 jobs the month before — the most in 34 years — as the Great Recession surged.
• Hertz Teamsters extend ULP strike to Miami • Fired NLRB member speaks out • The danger of Trump’s plan for a private USPS • The Musk-Bezos war on collective bargaining • General Motors, Jack Cooper end 100-year relationship • Sysco Teamsters overwhelmingly approve strong new contract • UPS Teamsters in Texas conduct anti-harassment workshop • ‘The Realignment’: GOP Sen. Hawley to introduce pro-union legislation