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 signed in Hawaii, guaranteeing pineapple and
sugar workers the right to bargain collectively. After negotiations failed a
successful 79-day strike shut down 33 of the territory’s 34 plantations and
brought higher wages and a 40-hour week - 1945
Nearly 100,000 unionized SBC Communications Inc. workers begin a four-day
strike to protest the local phone giant’s latest contract offer - 2004
More info & ammo for unionists is available
online from Union Communication Services.
CWA District 1 Holds Annual Leadership Conference
CWA Exposes How AT&T’s Dangerous Gigapower Business Model Undermines Good Jobs and Public Safety in Arizona
CWA Chief of Staff Sylvia J. Ramos Delivers AI Recommendations to Global Union in Geneva