Sept. 16, 1945 More than 43,000 oil workers strike in 20 states, part of the post-war strike wave.
• With Teamster support, Vermont Pro Act becomes law • Has organized labor finally cracked the South? • Update: Boeing firefighters ratify contract • The A.I. paradox: Modern miracle or human replacement? • Opinion: Unions must look beyond themselves to save themselves • The delivery business shows why unions are struggling to expand • Historian gives ‘Union Joe’ a higher grade than any president since FDR • Labor Board GC encourages expansion of remedies for employees • Mercedes hired squad of anti-union consultants to combat Alabama organizing • Union leader: $2.27 billion NCAA anti-trust settlement won’t slow efforts to unionize players