Today in 1945 President Truman orders the U.S. Navy to seize oil refineries, breaking a 20-state post-war strike. ~ Labor Tribune
• At Bigfoot, Teamsters strike to save their pension • 5,200 GE Appliance workers gear up for a fight • Flight attendants stand with Boeing workers • Federal Trade commission employees vote to unionize • Amazon Union effort in NC latest attempt to organize the South • Federal agencies urge railroads to provide paid sick leave • Striking Boeing machinists lose company-paid health care coverage • Dockworkers’ union scores big victory after 3-day strike • 10,000 United Airlines Teamsters unite to win historic contract • Tell Marathon Petroleum’s CEO: Give a fair deal to striking Teamsters!
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!