Dec. 4, 1943 President Roosevelt announces the end of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), concluding the four-year run of one of the American government’s most ambitious public works programs. It helped create jobs for roughly 8.5 million people during the Great Depression and left a legacy of highways and public buildings, among other public gains. ~Labor Tribune
• Where did the labor vote go? • The road ahead for captive audience meetings • It might not matter if the NLRA is unconstitutional • Report: Organized labor in trouble after Trump win • Musk and Bezos declare the NLRB unconstitutional • Pro-union Congresswoman picked for Secretary of Labor • Boeing begins drastic cuts, issues layoffs notices to 400+ workers • SF worker: ‘Amazon’s union-busting crusade doesn’t scare us’ • Michigan nurses win the largest union election in recent memory • House moves to get retired civil servants their full Social Security benefits • US East Coast, Gulf Coast port union & employers still at odds over automation
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General Membership Meeting: Dec. 8, 2024, at 10 a.m. Ramada Plaza Hotel,
1718 Underpass Way,
Hagerstown, Md. Please be present and on time. Bring a coworker!