Sept. 17, 1963 A Southern Pacific train loaded with sugar beets strikes a makeshift bus filled with 60 migrant workers near Salinas, Calif., killing 32. The driver said the bus was so crowded he couldn›t see the train coming.
• A new generation rising in the Labor Movement • The problems with the Amazon Labor Union • New UAW prez calls for a harder line in contract talks • On strike: Sysco Teamsters in Indianapolis, Louisville • The US workers fighting back against union busting • Michigan strikes right-to-work law detested by unions • The minimum wage fight that will define the decade • Disney World unions reach tentative deal delivering $18 min. wage • Labor Movement has found a strategic advantage in airline industry • Teamsters condemn Florida bill to kill public sector unions • How the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire transformed labor laws…
