July 18, 1969 African-American hospital workers won a 113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina.
• 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
General Membership Meetings are suspended for the summer months of June, July and August, per the unanimous vote of members at the May 18, 2025 meeting. Dates for the September meetings will be posted in August.
