December 16
Eight female bank tellers in Willmar, Minn. begin the first strike against a
bank in U.S. history. At issue: they were paid little more than half what
male tellers were paid. The strike ended in moral victory but economic
defeat two years later - 1977
_[Women have had to fight for their rightful place in American life -- the
right to own property, to vote, to work in "men’s" jobs. They’ve had to
fight for their place in the labor movement as well, and Rocking the
Boat: Union Women’s Voices 1915-1975 does a great job of recounting that
struggle, through the stories of eleven dedicated union women. As Dorothy
Haener of the United Auto Workers (and a founding member of the National
Organization of Women) said: "You have to take a look at how to rock the
boat. You don’t want to spill yourself out if you can avoid it, but
sometimes you have to rock the boat."
More info & ammo for unionists is available
online from Union Communication Services.
http://www.unionist.com/
Piedmont Airline Workers Picket for Livable Wages, Health Care, and Safety
J.D. Vance Crosses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Picket Line