Today in 1997 Some 12,000 Steelworker-represented workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber win an 18-day strike for improved wages and job security.908 after many more deaths, including several in scab-operated streetcar accidents. ~ Labor Tribune
• American Labor loses another voice. • What union activists really think about Nafta and trade. • How bosses use “open shop” campaigns to crush unions. • Voters deserve representation that reflects their will. • Study: Climate change poses major threat to manufacturing. • VIN: UAW explains how to know where a vehicle was made. • A Christmas treat for every union household. • Santa goes on strike; demands Walmart bring back holiday pay. • Trump’s labor dept. wants to let employers pocket workers’ tips.
General Membership Meetings: Baltimore - May 5@ 10 a.m. Salisbury - May 19 @ 10 a.m. Please be present and on time. And bring a coworker!