One of the biggest taboos in American work life is actually stating your salary. This is a great way for employers to divide employees. How can you collectively work for.
The Sean O'Brien administration was supposed to be a breath of fresh air for the Teamsters. And its victory of UPS in getting a sweet contract without a strike was.
On January 15, 1964, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters signed the National Master Freight Agreement, creating a standard for conditions of its workers around the country. This was the peak.
I am glad the Times took on the issue of the shock union leaders have felt over the grassroots effort to get union leadership to support the cause of Palestine..
Pennsylvania --- 1938-Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Steel workers in front of CIO Headquarters. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS I am super happy to be part of the new podcast on the history.
I was struck in the post from last week on strikes in 2023 how many people in comments asserted that a strong economy leads to more strikes. This evidently is.
I was quite surprised when the United Auto Workers leadership came out to demand a ceasefire to Israel's war-crimes in Gaza. This is a long ways from the AFL-CIA days.
One of the most interesting trends in contemporary labor is the rise of undergraduate worker organizing. The resident assistants, she thought in 2021, needed a union. This past March, they.
