April 22, 1970 The first observation of Earth Day. Across the United States, millions took to the streets and parks to demonstrate for clean air, water, a reduction in pollution and care for nature and the environment. ~Learn more at Labor on 2
• Public unions will survive the Janus ruling • How much damage will Trump’s trade war do? • The battered aspirations of the working class • Pension reform, 2018 election top issues at IBT conference • Corporations, MSM trumpet the ‘horrors’ of higher wages • House committee approves cuts Labor Dept. budget • Worker wages drop while companies spend billions to boost stocks • Social Security recipients could be collateral damage of Trump’s workforce orders • Truck driver shortage: "Solution' would make the profession more dangerous • Labor Dept. removes rule that would have exposed employer union-busting • Best pro-union movie to come around in years: ‘Sorry to Bother You’
General Membership Meeting: May 19, 2024, at 10 a.m. Ramada Plaza Hotel,
1718 Underpass Way,
Hagerstown, Md. Please be present and on time. Bring a coworker!