April 23, 1993 United Farm Workers of America founder Cesar Chavez died in San Luis, Arizona, at age 66. ~Labor Tribune
• We need to elect more labor leaders into government • Teamsters fight for safety, workers' protections in AV bills • Amazon, Starbucks aren’t worried about breaking the law • Home Depot workers want to form the chain’s first store union • 80% of US voters want gov't to enact paid family, and medical leave • The first congressional staff union in American history has formed • Teamster pilots at Horizon Air secure industry-leading agreement • First Chipotle restaurant in US vote to organize - with the Teamsters • Millennials, Gen Zers: Most pro-union generation since the 1930s and ’40s • New ‘Striketober’ looms as US walkouts increase amid a surge in union activity
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!