by AFT | May 30, 2018 | Hot Topics
May 28 The Ladies Shoe Binders Society formed in New York – 1835 Fifteen women were dismissed from their jobs at the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia for dancing the Turkey Trot. They were on their lunch break, but management thought the dance too racy...
by AFT | May 26, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, As we have tried to let everyone know, the pending Janus vs. AFSCME case before the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to come down any day now and in its wake you may be receiving dishonest emails (or US mail notices at your home) from anti-union...
by AFT | May 26, 2018 | Hot Topics
Dear Colleagues, Below please find our recommendations for the June 2018 primary election: 1) Your AFT Guild recommendations for our local Governing Board races; 2) Recommendations from the San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council on other local races; 3) A...
by AFT | May 24, 2018 | Hot Topics
May 21 Italian activists and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, widely believed to have been framed for murder, go on trial today. They eventually are executed as part of a government campaign against dissidents – 1921 The “Little Wagner Act” is...
by AFT | May 16, 2018 | Hot Topics
May 14, 2018 This Week in Labor History May 14 Milwaukee brewery workers begin 10-week strike, demanding contracts comparable to East and West Coast workers. The strike was won because Blatz Brewery accepted their demands, but Blatz was ousted from the Brewers...
