Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Today in Labor History

July 30  --  Union Communications Services, Inc.

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid - 1965

Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears. Declared legally dead in 1982, his body has never been found - 1975

United Airlines agrees to offer domestic-partner benefits to employees and retirees worldwide - 1999


President Lyndon Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid - 1965 ~De

PHOTO- President Johnson signing the Medicare program into law, July 30, 1965. Shown with the President (on the right in the photo) are (left to right) Mrs. Johnson; former President Harry Truman; Vice-President Hubert Humphrey; and Mrs. Truman. Photo courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library.
 

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