Sept. 12, 1998 New York City’s Union Square, the site of the first Labor Day in 1882, is officially named a national historic landmark. The square has long been a focal point for working-class protest and political expression.
• GOP NLRB member named agency chair • Hertz Teamsters strike at Dallas-Fort Worth airport • Another EEOC sues GM, UAW for age discrimination • The economy: ‘What’s the power of a woman’s wallet?’ • IAM union members at IKEA Perryville ratify new contract • AFGE pushes back against flurry of anti-worker executive orders • Unionized Starbucks workers, forced to work during LA fires, score catastrophe pay • ‘Blatantly unconstitutional’: Federal judge temporarily halts executive order ending birthright citizenship • Acting labor secretary fears pro-worker policies will be undone by new administration
