"We have decided to stay in the plant. We have no illusions about the sacrifices which this decision will entail. We fully expect that if a violent effort is made to oust us, many of us will be killed, and we take this means of making it known to our wives, to our children, to the people of the state of Michigan and the country that if this result follows from an attempt to eject us, you [Gov. Murphy] are the one who must be held responsible for our deaths." - from a statement released by UAW members after Michigan Governor Frank Murphy threatened to call in troops to break the auto strike; source Click here to check out this week's Today in Labor History, a new podcast produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.
Some 1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel, forcing recognition of the United Auto Workers, Detroit - 1936 The pro-labor musical revue, “Pins & Needles,” opens on Broadway with a cast of Int’l Ladies Garment Workers Union members. The show ran on Friday and Saturday nights only, because of the cast’s regular jobs. It ran for 1,108 performances before closing - 1937 Compiled/edited by Union Communication Services MWC/CSA offices close at 1p today for the Thanksgiving holiday and re-open Monday, November 27 at 9a. The next Union City will be on Monday, as well. Have a safe and happy holiday!
Members of OPEIU Local 2 at several of their shops have stepped up to help the Community Services Agency with its Holiday Basket Project for working families in need. Members and staff at the National Electrical Benefits Fund conducted their holiday food drive right before Thanksgiving (they do one in June as well for CSA) resulting in a carload stuffed with food and baby supplies. Members of Local 2 at AFGE are adopting two families as they have done for a number of years, and so are staff at Union Plus. And Local 2 members at Kaiser Permanente had a Gratitude Tree that resulted in a harvest of $600 in food gift cards, checks and cash. “What a way to start your holiday season!” said Local 2 Union Partnership Rep Audrey King in a thank you note to her fellow union members. “We were able to take our Gratitude Tree to a new level; Happy Thanksgiving to everyone and to your families!” Stay tuned for more “Labor Cares- Labor Shares” stories as the list of CSA Holiday Basket helpers increases! For more info – and to let us know what your local is doing -- call 202 974-8221 or 8226 or email [email protected] or [email protected].
photos: (right) Kaiser staff with their Giving Tree; (left) Local 2 steward Sonia Cartwright, Mike Desautels and Lynn Kelly with their donated goodies |