Sept. 21, 1982 National Football League Players Assn. members begin what is to become a 57-day strike, their first regular-season walkout ever. ~ DC Labor
• NLRB says ‘Scabby the Rat’ is free speech • Extreme heat is killing American workers • AFL-CIO: Paywatch data shows need for PRO Act • New report details housing crisis for workers • Amazon to end on-site Covid testing for warehouse workers • It’s been 12 years since Congress raised the minimum wage • First rank-and-file Teamster appointed to AEI national bargaining committee • Companies claim there’s a labor shortage. Their solution? Prisoners. • For minimum-wage workers, rent is now unaffordable in every county in America
General Membership Meeting: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at 10 am Holiday Inn & Suites, Hagerstown, Md. Face masks are optional.
