The Label Letter is the official newsletter of the Union Label & Service Trades Department, AFL-CIO. It is published bimonthly and includes the Do Buy and official AFL-CIO Boycott Lists. Subscriptions are available to members only. With the exception of copyrighted material, permission to reprint is hereby granted, but credit to the source is appreciated.
Dollar General Again Cited for Safety Violations, Deemed Severe Violator
Since 2017, the discount retail chain, Dollar General, has amassed $15 million in penalties for workplace safety violations. The most recent violation was issued to a Jersey Shore, Penn., store. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in response to...
Special Focus: Health and Safety
More than 50 years ago on April 28, Workers Memorial Day, the Occupational Safety and Health Act went into effect, promising every worker the right to a safe job—a fundamental right. The law was won because of the tireless efforts of the labor movement, which...
Corn Nuts Strike Ends: BCTGM Local 85 Members Ratify New Contract
The Bakery, Confectioners, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union ended another successful work stoppage when members at Local 85, who work at the Corn Nuts plant in Fresno, Calif., voted to accept their new collective bargaining agreement in late October. Approval of the...
Grad Students in California Launch Largest Academic Strike In U.S. History
Desires for improved, “livable” wages and stronger childcare benefits have driven 48,000 graduate students, teaching assistants, and researchers across the entire University of California system to strike. The employees and students, represented by the United...
Grad Students in California Launch Largest Academic Strike In U.S. History
Desires for improved, “livable” wages and stronger childcare benefits have driven 48,000 graduate students, teaching assistants, and researchers across the entire University of California system to strike. The employees and students, represented by the United...
