MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Writing History May 22, 1859: Author Arthur Conan Doyle was born. He was most famous for his character, Sherlock Holmes. However, he was also a physician and a staunch supporter of compulsory vaccination. He wrote several articles denouncing the views of anti-vaxxers. But he was not particularly successful as a doctor. So, as he sat around waiting for patients to show up, he took to writing stories. Perhaps his most well-known book was The Hound of the Baskervilles (1901). But it was his 1914 Holmes story, The Valley of Fear, that piqued my interest. It is about the Molly Maguires, like my book, Anywhere But Schuylkill, and involves some of the same characters (but with different names). Unfortunately, Doyle relied heavily on the testimony of America’s first celebrity cop, Allan Pinkerton, as his original source and, consequently, makes many of the same historical errors as so many others who’ve written about those events.</p><p>You can read my article on Pinkerton, and his war on unions here: <a href="https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/04/union-busting-by-the-pinkertons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">04/union-busting-by-the-pinkertons/</span></a></p><p>You can read my article on the Molly Maguires here: <a href="https://michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/13/the-myth-of-the-molly-maguires/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaeldunnauthor.com/2024/04/</span><span class="invisible">13/the-myth-of-the-molly-maguires/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mollymaguires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mollymaguires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pinkertons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pinkertons</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>irish</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>author</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/novel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novel</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstadon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstadon</span></a></span></p>
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MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 18, 1979: An Oklahoma jury ruled in favor of the estate of atomic worker Karen Silkwood. Kerr-McGee Nuclear Company was ordered to pay $505,000 in actual damages and $10 million in punitive damages for negligence leading to Silkwood’s plutonium contamination. On appeal, the court reduced the settlement to a pitiful $5,000, the estimated value of her property losses. In 1984, the Supreme Court restored the original verdict, but Kerr-McGee again threatened to appeal. Ultimately, Silkwood’s family settled out of court for $1.38 million and the company never had to admit any wrongdoing.</p><p>Silkwood first started working at Kerr-McGee in 1972. She joined the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers union and participated in a strike. After the strike, her comrades elected her to the union’s bargaining committee. She was the first woman to attain that status at Kerr-McGee. In this role, one of her duties was to investigate health and safety issues. Not surprisingly, she discovered numerous violations, including exposure of workers to contamination. The union accused Kerr-McGee of falsifying inspection records, manufacturing faulty fuel rods and other safety violations. After testifying to the Atomic Energy Commission, Silkwood discovered that her own body and home were contaminated with radiation. Her body contained 400 times the legal limit for plutonium contamination and she was expelling contaminated air from her lungs. Her house was so contaminated they had to destroy much of her personal property.</p><p>Later, she decided to go public with documentation proving the company’s negligence. She left a meeting with union officials in order to meet a New York Times journalist. She brought a binder and packet of documents supporting her allegations with her. However, she never made it, dying in a suspicious car crash. The documents were never found. Some journalists believe she was rammed from behind by another vehicle. Investigators noted damage to the read of her car that would be consistent with this hypothesis. She had also received death threats shortly before her death. However, no one has yet substantiated the claims of foul play.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/silkwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silkwood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/atomic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atomic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/murder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murder</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/assassination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assassination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizer</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History May 16, 2007: Long before the current wave of union organizing at Starbucks, Baristas at the Starbucks in East Grand Rapids announced their membership in the IWW Starbucks Workers Union. Starbucks was and is notorious for their poor treatment of workers. The NLRB slapped them with numerous anti-labor violations and forced them to settle the Grand Rapids dispute in October. In 2024, the Supreme Court heard the case of seven union workers from a Memphis, Tennessee Starbucks who were fired in retaliation for joining the union, in violation of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rules.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2024/04/23/1226955737/</span><span class="invisible">starbucks-supreme-court-union-organizing-labor-injunctions-nlrb</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>strike</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IWW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IWW</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/starbucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starbucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nlrb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nlrb</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a></p>
Radio Dreyeckland<p>Bei Hieber, einem großen Betreiber von <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/EDEKA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDEKA</span></a> Märkten in Südbaden, wurde ein Mitarbeiter entlassen, der einen <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Betriebsrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Betriebsrat</span></a> gründen wollte. An diesem Donnerstag fand am Arbeitsgericht <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Freiburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freiburg</span></a> die Verhandlung statt. Reiner Geis von ver.di hatte uns gegenüber anschließend erklärt:<br>"Die Kündigung ist hanebüchen." Das sah dann offenbar auch das Gericht so und gab dem Kläger in vollem Umfang recht. Das Arbeitsverhältnis wird nicht aufgelöst, weder durch die ordentliche, noch die fristlose Kündigung. Die Hausverbote werden aufgehoben. Die Firma muss den Kläger weiter beschäftigen und trägt die gesamten Kosten des Verfahrens. <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> <a href="https://rdl.de/Arbeitsgericht_K%C3%BCndigungsschutz_Hieber_Edeka" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rdl.de/Arbeitsgericht_K%C3%BCn</span><span class="invisible">digungsschutz_Hieber_Edeka</span></a></p>
jojojo<p>(2 of 3) </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabocat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabocat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nobosses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nobosses</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrialworkersoftheworld</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a></p>
jojojo<p>Happy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mayday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayday</span></a> !! I’ve been working on this assortment of images as part of my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/draweveryday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>draweveryday</span></a> efforts, for the SF Bay Area <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/iww" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iww</span></a> chapter. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabocats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabocats</span></a> reject the bullshit that is killing us all! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sabotage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sabotage</span></a> now! Reach out to your local <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrialworkersoftheworld</span></a> chapter today and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> ! Now is the time! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fightfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightfascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/blackcat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackcat</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amazon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/prisonlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonlabor</span></a> </p><p>(1 of 3)</p>
jojojoHappy <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mayday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mayday</a> !! I’ve been working on this assortment of images as part of my <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/draweveryday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#draweveryday</a> efforts, for the SF Bay Area <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/iww?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iww</a> chapter. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sabocats?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabocats</a> reject the bullshit that is killing us all! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sabotage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sabotage</a> now! Reach out to your local <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/industrialworkersoftheworld?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#industrialworkersoftheworld</a> chapter today and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/organize?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#organize</a> ! Now is the time! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fightfascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fightfascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oligarchy?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oligarchy</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/union?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/unionbusting?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unionbusting</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackcat?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackcat</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/billionaires?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fascism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/amazon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amazon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/prisonlabor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prisonlabor</a>
LabourNet Germany<p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> bei <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Ottobock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ottobock</span></a> vorm Arbeitsgericht Göttingen: Urteil zur Kündigung des Konzernbetriebsratsvorsitzenden am 5. Mai geplant - Termin durch Arbeitgeber auf Oktober 2025 verschoben!<br><a href="https://www.labournet.de/?p=224272" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">labournet.de/?p=224272</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>"The Trump administration is ending work authorizations for two hundred union members who assemble dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers for GE Appliances-Haier at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. It also revoked the visas of several members of the Graduate Workers Coalition at the University of Indiana. The union frequently strikes and pickets for better wages for student teachers."</p><p><a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/trump-deportations-are-not-about-strengthening-american-labor-but-part-of-the-effort-to-decimate-it.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nakedcapitalism.com/2025/04/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-deportations-are-not-about-strengthening-american-labor-but-part-of-the-effort-to-decimate-it.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 21, 1834: 30,000 workers marched for the freedom of six trade unionists who were transported to Australia from Tolpuddle, Britain. The Tolpuddle struggle, which began in 1832, marked the beginning of British trade unionism. The workers were fighting for the repeal of the “Combination Laws,” which outlawed the formation of unions. The Tolpuddle Martyrs were pardoned in 1836, thanks to the popular protests. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tolpuddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tolpuddle</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/martyr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martyr</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/british" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>british</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 12, 1924: Curtis Turner was born on this day in Floyd, Va. Turner, along with Fireball Roberts and Tim Flock, tried to organize the NASCAR drivers into a union in 1961 (the Federation of Professional Athletes). Their goals were bigger purses, a share in broadcasting rights, and retirement benefits for the drivers. NASCAR founder Bill France Sr banned all the union drivers. Eventually, every union driver except for Turner and Flock, quit the union so they could race again. Turner sued to be reinstated, but lost his lawsuit. The court said he was an individual contractor, not an employee of NASCAR or any track. But he was reinstated four years later. </p><p>As a racer, he won 360 races, including 22 in the NASCAR Convertible Division in 1956, alone, as well as 17 in the NASCAR Grand National Series. He got his start in driving as a bootlegger for the illegal whiskey his dad made. He never got caught running booze. However, he almost got caught with a 500 lb bag of stolen sugar (for making alcohol) in the days after WWII when sugar was still being rationed. However, after fighting a gun battle with the law, he managed to successfully evade a dragnet, as he drove 300 miles on backroads to get back home, where the cops were waiting for him. Then, during his trial, he convinced the jury that the sugar was for making apple butter. The judge sentenced him to $1,000 and a 2-year suspended sentence.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nascar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nascar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/christurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christurner</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/organizer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>organizer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bootlegging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bootlegging</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/moonshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moonshine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History April 10, 1947: FBI agents visited Ronald Reagan (then president of the Screen Actors Guild) and his wife Jane Wyman, accusing them of belonging to a communist front group. To prove his loyalty, Reagan agreed to become a secret informer and went on to have a long and illustrious career as an anti-communist, union-busting, trickle-down asshole. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RonaldReagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonaldReagan</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anticommunism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticommunism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fbi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fbi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScreenActorsGuild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenActorsGuild</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>Today in Labor History March 29, 1965: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the defendant in Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Company. In a 7-0 ruling they ruled that a company could close a recently unionized factory, even if it was done specifically to bust the union. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workingclass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workingclass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LaborHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaborHistory</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/antiunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiunion</span></a></p>
MikeDunnAuthor<p>With another executive order, Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for >1 million federal workers. </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343474/trump-collective-bargaining-unions-federal-employees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-53434</span><span class="invisible">74/trump-collective-bargaining-unions-federal-employees</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unionbusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unionbusting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/collectivebargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>collectivebargaining</span></a></p>
Arbeitsunrecht<p>⚒️<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> News►<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kaufland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kaufland</span></a>: Revival der Werksverträge►<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Uesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uesa</span></a>: Gelber Betriebsrat tritt zurück►<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pr%C3%A4sentismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Präsentismus</span></a>: Heidelberger Druck verlost Prämie für Gesunde►<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Aufr%C3%BCstung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aufrüstung</span></a>: Panzer statt Waggons und PKW►Endlich: SoKo Betriebsrat in Brandenburg kommt ⚒️ </p><p>Lesen, teilen, solidarisch sein!</p><p><a href="https://arbeitsunrecht.de/union-busting-news-04-25-kaufland-uesa-panzerbau-soko-betriebsrat-heidelberger-druck/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arbeitsunrecht.de/union-bustin</span><span class="invisible">g-news-04-25-kaufland-uesa-panzerbau-soko-betriebsrat-heidelberger-druck/</span></a></p>
Christian Lelek<p>Es ist ein Novum in der Hauptstadt. Erstmals hat die Berliner Staatsanwaltschaft Anklage wegen der Behinderung von Betriebsratsarbeit (§ 119 BetrVG) erhoben. Es geht um die Einzelhandelskette Foot Locker und um Vorfälle aus dem Mai 2022. <a href="https://federated.press/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1189704.betriebsraete-fall-foot-locker-erstmals-anklage-wegen-union-busting-in-berlin.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1189704.</span><span class="invisible">betriebsraete-fall-foot-locker-erstmals-anklage-wegen-union-busting-in-berlin.html</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>ICYMI, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> celebrated <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensDay</span></a> with some <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/afge-collective-bargaining-agreement" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/afge-col</span><span class="invisible">lective-bargaining-agreement</span></a></p>
LabourNet Germany<p>Die VW-Tochter <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Scania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scania</span></a> Deutschland GmbH versucht im Bereich West 2 (Vertrieb und Service) zum 2. Mal ein Betriebsratsmitglied fristlos zu kündigen - Termin gegen <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> am 6. März vor dem Arbeitsgericht <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Bochum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bochum</span></a> bitte vormerken! <a href="https://www.labournet.de/?p=226508" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">labournet.de/?p=226508</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
John<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>: <a href="https://union.place/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> management accused of hiring a flood of seasonal workers to dilute pro-union sentiment</p><p><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/25/Amazon-Misdeeds-Should-Mean-Automatic-Unionization/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/25/Ama</span><span class="invisible">zon-Misdeeds-Should-Mean-Automatic-Unionization/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>union</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unions</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Unifor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unifor</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/BC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/intimidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intimidation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delta</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AndrewDixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewDixon</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/intimidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intimidation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploitation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a></p>
Radio Dreyeckland<p>Das <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Flink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flink</span></a> Workers Collective protestierte in <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/Freiburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freiburg</span></a> anlässlich der Wiedereröffnung des Standortes. Drei Tage vor der Betriebsratswahl war er angeblich aus "Rentabilitätsgründen" geschlossen worden. Alle wurden entlassen. Ein Jahr später öffnete Flink wieder. Beim Protest unterstützte <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://todon.nl/@FAU_Freiburg" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FAU_Freiburg</span></a></span> <a href="https://freiburg.social/tags/UnionBusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionBusting</span></a> <a href="https://rdl.de/beitrag/protest-gegen-union-busting-bei-flink-freiburg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rdl.de/beitrag/protest-gegen-u</span><span class="invisible">nion-busting-bei-flink-freiburg</span></a></p>
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