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July 22, 1886
Newly unionized brewery workers in San Francisco, mostly German socialists, declare victory after the city’s breweries give in to their demands for free beer, the closed shop, freedom to live anywhere (they had typically been required to live in the breweries), a 10-hour day, a six-day workweek, and a board of arbitration.

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Coping with Climate Crisis on the Job
Teamsters Local 355
Coping with Climate Crisis on the Job
Teamsters Local 992
Week Ending 07/19/2025
Teamsters Local 355
Week Ending 07/19/2025
Teamsters Local 992
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Coping with Climate Crisis on the Job
Posted On: Jul 22, 2025
July 22, 2025 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Heat, smoke, flooding, hurricanes, fires, turbulence—on the job, workers are already facing the ravages of a changing climate.These problems are ripe for organizing—usually everyone is feeling it. Often it’s very clear what solution would help, and who could deliver it. Such fights don’t address the underlying causes of climate change. But they’re opportunities to build union power by strengthening the bonds among co-workers and getting folks into action together. And they can open the door to talking about how confronting climate change at its root is a union issue, too. Labor Notes
 
 
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