Today in 1920 The first Labor bank opens in Washington, D.C., launched by officers of the Machinists. The Locomotive Engineers opened a bank in Cleveland later that year.
• Rail Teamsters secure new contracts • Machines don’t pay their dues • Meatworkers reach tentative agreement with JBS • Union strike against automation takes center stage • New twist in Teamsters nurses strike, but still no end • Maryland passes state ban on captive audience meetings • IAM union outraged by Apple’s intent to close Towson, Md., store • Amazon Teamsters urge passage of Delivery Protection Act in NYC • U.S. workers want union representation—we need politicans who will respect that • Two-day shipping, zero accountability?
