February 28, 2022
New Cases Sunday: 2,169
New Cases Monday: 664 (2,796,560 to date)
New Deaths: 67** (30,716 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 916
**The number of new deaths reported is for Sunday and today.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Los Angeles County Covid-19 Trends February 1st - 28th
NEW CASES DEATHS HOSPITALIZATIONS
1ST 8,786 37 3,710
2ND 15,664 102 3,515
3RD 11,548 96 3,398
4TH 15,427 85 3,233
5TH 9,997 84 3,012
6TH 7,017 65 2,841
7TH 4,360 29 2,773
8TH 4,198 51 2,702
9TH 5,100 103 2,597
10TH 6,276 81 2,464
11TH 5,610 75 2,307
12TH 4,760 84 2,211
13TH 4,889 58 2,086
14TH 2,457 26 2,054
15TH 2,133 55 1,995
16TH 3,348 102 1,835
17TH 3,312 67 1,713
18TH 4,330 70 1,616
19TH 3,221 85 1,502
20TH 2,780 58 1,391
21ST 1,345 21 1,310
22ND 1,188 36 1,276
23RD 1,934 36 1,204
24TH 1,985 74 1,150
25TH 2,406 68 1,105
26TH 2,275 64 1,071
27TH 2,169 64 975
28TH 664 3 916
Today in Labor History February 28th, 2022
Sue Cowan Williams
The U.S. Supreme Court found that a Utah state law limiting mine and smelter workers to an eight-hour workday was constitutional. – 1898
Faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24-hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, firefighters formed the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Some individual locals had affiliated with the AFL beginning in 1903. – 1918
Members of the Chinese Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union in San Francisco’s Chinatown began what is to be a successful four-month strike for better wages and conditions at the National Dollar Stores factory and three retail outlets. – 1938
Sue Cowan Williams represented African- American teachers in the Little Rock School District as the plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit challenging the disparity between black and white teachers’ salaries in the segregated South. The case was lost but won in a 1943 appeal. – 1942
The entire workforce of the 3M factory in Elandsfontein, South Africa, went on strike in support of the 450 members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union being laid off at a 3M plant in New Jersey. The South African worker, all of whom were black, were among the hundreds of thousands of union members whose militancy helped bring down the apartheid system. – 1986.
Earning as little as 6 dollars and forty cents an hour, janitors working for contractor UNICCO at the University of Miami go on strike over wages and benefits, working conditions, and union recognition. Students and faculty at the university joined in demonstrations, sit-ins, and hunger strikes, and by the fall, the janitors ratified a contract that increased wages and included health care benefits and paid vacation time. – 2006
Today in Labor History February 29th
Hattie McDaniel
The minimum age allowed by law for workers in mills, factories, and mines in South Carolina is raised from twelve to fourteen. – 1915
Screen Actors Guild member Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African-American to win an Academy Award, honored for her portrayal of “Mammy” in “Gone with the Wind” – 1940
Footballco acquires long-form magazine Mundial
By Andrew Kersley
Football media company Footballco has acquired Mundial studio, creators of Mundial print magazine and the Giant podcast.
The long-form Mundial magazine is known for being fan-centric and offering coverage of issues not always covered by the mainstream football media, like the intersection between sport and culture. The group also runs a successful e-commerce business, selling Mundial merchandise, books, clothing and gifts.
Launched in 2014, publication of the Mundial print magazine ceased when the pandemic hit but the new deal means the publishers said the magazine will return to print in June in time for the Women’s Euro 2022 competition.
Footballco owns brands including Goal, Spox, Voetbalzone, Calciomercato and Player (a sports in-stream video player).
Source: Press release
Deal size: Unknown
Country: UK
Status: Official
Important Events From This day in History February 28th
1975 England Moorgate Underground Crash
1975 : A London underground train crashed into a brick wall at Moorgate during rush-hour killing the driver and at least 29 passengers in London's Financial district. Find More What happened in 1975
1983 M*A*S*H Final Episode
1983 : The final episode of M*A*S*H, a series about the staff of an Army hospital during the Korean War entitled ( Goodbye, Farewell and Amen ) became the most-watched television episode in U.S. history, with viewer estimates at 106 million Americans.
1932 U.S.A. Ford Model A
1932 : The Model a Ford was one of the Ford Motor Company’s first signature automobiles. This particular vehicle was produced for the last time on this day.
28 Feb, 1993 U.S.A. Waco, Texas
1993 : A raid by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ATF agents who were trying to serve warrants for illegal guns on the heavily armed compound of a religious cult 10 miles outside of Waco, Texas turns into a bloody gun battle, leaving at least four Federal agents and two cult members dead and at least 15 agents injured.
1918 U.S.A. War Materials
1918 : A new bill was introduced by Warren Gard, representative of District 3 in Ohio, which was intended to protect war materials. It was proposed that a $10,000 fine and up to 30 years imprisonment was the suggested sentence for the destruction of war materials. War materials that would be covered by this bill if/when passed include arms, ammunition, clothing, food supplies, and other items used by the military. “War premises” such as buildings, grounds, stations, and manufactures related to any military use would also be covered. This initiative was introduced during the last year of World War I. This was the approximate time of American involvement in this war.
1922 Egypt Gains Independence From Britain
1922 : After 40 years of British rule following Great Britain seizing control of Egypt's government in 1882 over concerns for British interests including the Suez Canal. Due to the calls by the powerful local nationalist movement for independence for Egypt Great Britain announces a unilateral declaration of Egypt's independence.
1926 U.S.A. New Homes
1926 : A report on this day had revealed that about 2,000 new homes had been built in Abilene, Texas since the year 1920 Figures used to determine the number of new homes built were taken from records of building permits purchased within five and a half years prior to this date.
1937 U.S.A. Dry Prohibition Laws
1937 : On this day, it was reported that Dr. James R. Garber advocated repeal of current dry laws. Being a doctor, he had pushed for the re-legalization of the sale of alcohol because of the medicinal value that it had (still has in some cases). He also stressed concepts such as that of freedom of choice, and that of recognizing “the value of supervision and regulation” which perhaps can be taken a few different ways. One argument in today’s time would be that alcohol can be acceptable in moderation, when people drink responsibly.
1954 U.S.A. DNA Double Helix Discovered
1954 : American molecular biologists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discover the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that contains the human genes, in a Cambridge University laboratory. ( different dates are given for the publication between April 25, 1953 and February 28th 1954 )
28 Feb, 1958 U.S.A. School Bus Crash
1958 : A school bus plunges into the Big Sandy River in Kentucky drowning 24 children and the driver.
1962 U.S.A. Judy La Marsh
1962 : The government was criticized by Judy La Marsh for not taking enough of a stand against the lack of economic growth during this time period. A two-day debate took place during this week, starting with the motion that issues concerning the growth of the economy be addressed in the next election.
1963 U.S.A. John F. Kennedy
1963 : President John F. Kennedy asks congress for civil rights law giving voting rights safeguards against racial discrimination.
1968 U.S.A. More Troops Vietnam
1968 : On this day, General Earl Wheeler had written President Lyndon B. Johnson requesting more troops in Saigon. This message was delivered to the President shortly after Wheeler had returned from his trip to Saigon.
1972 U.S.A. School
1972 : Dr. J.R. Myers, the district superintendent of Aiken County schools in South Carolina, had quite a bit to say on this day. He addressed issues concerning property tax as related to school financing. Myers used to be the superintendent of Lancaster schools.
1986 Swedish Prime Minister Killed
1986 : Olof Palme, the Swedish Prime Minister is shot dead and his wife Lisbeth wounded in a street ambush in central Stockholm.
28 Feb, 1987 U.S.A. Nuclear Weapons Treaty
1987 : This was the day that a nuclear weapon treaty was proposed by Gorbachev. The purpose of signing this agreement was to eliminate both U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons from Europe. This treaty signed is referred to as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty 1987
1991 Gulf War Ends
1991 : The gulf war is over following Iraq accepting all 12 resolutions made by the United Nations. The official death toll for the Gulf War is 50,000, Iraq soldiers, 148 American Soldiers and 16 British soldiers.
1994 Serbian Planes Shot Down
1994 : Four Serbian planes were shot down by U.S. fighter planes acting as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to enforce U.N. resolutions enacted to bring about an end to the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia. The planes that went down were used in a bombing mission in an area where no flying was allowed.
2001 U.S.A. Earthquake
2001 : An earthquake in the Nisqually Valley near Olympia, Washington State reaches for many miles around. The 6.8 quake was one of the largest in the state’s history.
2001 England Selby Rail Crash
2001 : A car veered off the M62 Motorway onto the railway line near Selby causing the Newcastle to London passenger train into a head on crash into a goods engine on the East Coast Main Line in North Yorkshire, with 10 dead and 60 injured in the crash.
2005 Lebanon Mass Anti Syria Demonstrations
2005 : A series of mass demonstrations in Beirut against Syrian involvement in Lebanon causes the Lebanon pro Syria prime minister, Omar Karami to resign.
2007 John McCain Announces Candidacy for President on the David Letterman’s show
2007 : Republican Senator John McCain announces his presidential nomination on the David Letterman show. McCain, who had been attending a presidential exploratory committee, made the declaration on the Late Show with David Letterman. 'We are going to formally announce it in early April,' an adviser to McCain said.
2008 Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra
2008 : The former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand after a long period of exile and is arrested on corruption charges. He had been overthrown on 19 September 2006 by a military junta known as the Council for National Security (CNS) in a bloodless coup while he was attending a UN meeting in New York City.
2008 Germany is the first country to recognize Kosovo
2008 : Germany has became the first country to recognize Kosovo, by making its diplomatic office in Prishtina into an embassy. The inscription of it being the 'Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany' has appeared on the facade of the German diplomatic mission in the Kosovan capital, and the Kosovan flag was raised together with the Germany's flag. The first German ambassador to Kosovo is soon to be named.
2008 President Bush says United States is not going into Recession
2008 : President Bush has told people that the U.S. economy is not going into a recession, but following a 'slowdown.' He said that the tax measures, which are due to start in May, were designed to get consumers shopping again.
2010
2010 : A new study of U.S. prisons has found that there is a all-time-high in the numbers of people in jail. The Pew Center report has called the U.S. the global leader in the rate at which it imprisons its citizens, and over 2.3 million people were being held in 2008. This number is larger than other countries with large prison populations like China, Russia and Iran. The report has called for fewer low-risk offenders being sent to jail.
2010 Severe Storm "Xynthia" lashes Europe
2010 : The Severe storm "Xynthia" lashes may parts of Europe including parts of Spain, Portugal and France, the death toll is still rising but 45 have been reported in France due to drownings.
2011 Protesters March Against Violence
2011 : Protesters in San Pedro Sula, Honduras marched against increased criminal violence in the country. The protesters, all dressed in white, numbered in the thousands. The demonstrators called for an increase in public security as the number of murders increased throughout the country to an average of fifteen killings a day.
2012 Third Student Dies From Ohio Shooting
2012 : A third student dies a day after a high school shooting takes place at Chardon High School in Ohio. Two other surviving victims remained in the hospital in various states of stability. TJ Lane admitted to shooting at the students and was being held in a detention center until charges were brought against him.
2013 Iraq River Restaurant Sinks
2013 : A restaurant boat used for private parties on the Tigris river sank in Baghdad, Iraq. Five people died and three others were missing.
2014 Ukraine Accuses Russia of Invasion
2014 : Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of deploying troops and occupying government buildings in the region of Crimea. Russia was accused of sending armed troops to the Sevastopol airport and attempting to provoke Ukraine into armed conflict. This was just the first of many controversial moves made by Russia during the Ukraine government crisis.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
ARTIST CLARENCE POINTER
I had a short conversation with professional artist Clarence Pencil-men Pointer at Sol Plaza during the art show celebration of Black History Month. His style is unique and his art work is outstanding. Please follow him on Instagram @clarencepointer and Facebook at Clarence Pointer.
Los Angeles County Covid-19 Trends February 1st - 27th
NEW CASES DEATHS HOSPITALIZATIONS
1ST 8,786 37 3,710
2ND 15,664 102 3,515
3RD 11,548 96 3,398
4TH 15,427 85 3,233
5TH 9,997 84 3,012
6TH 7,017 65 2,841
7TH 4,360 29 2,773
8TH 4,198 51 2,702
9TH 5,100 103 2,597
10TH 6,276 81 2,464
11TH 5,610 75 2,307
12TH 4,760 84 2,211
13TH 4,889 58 2,086
14TH 2,457 26 2,054
15TH 2,133 55 1,995
16TH 3,348 102 1,835
17TH 3,312 67 1,713
18TH 4,330 70 1,616
19TH 3,221 85 1,502
20TH 2,780 58 1,391
21ST 1,345 21 1,310
22ND 1,188 36 1,276
23RD 1,934 36 1,204
24TH 1,985 74 1,150
25TH 2,406 68 1,105
26TH 2,275 64 1,071
27TH 2,275 64 975
Today in Labor History February 27th, 2022
Eugene V Debs
Legendary labor leader and socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs became a charter member and secretary of the Vigo Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Five years later he was leading the national union and in 1893 helped found the nation’s first industrial union, the American Railway Union. – 1875
John Steinbeck was born on this date in Salinas, California. Steinbeck, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, wrote numerous novels from the perspective of farmers and the working class, including The Grapes of Wrath (1939), Tortilla Flats, Of Mice and Men, Cannery Row & East of Eden – 1902
Thirty-eight miners died in a coal mine explosion in Boissevain, Virginia. – 1932
Just days after the autoworkers’ victory at General Motors, more than 100 women workers at one of forty Woolworth stores in Detroit, Michigan, began a sit-down strike over wages, hours, working conditions, and union recognition. Solidarity action in support of the workers was incredible. The strike spread, and on March 5th the workers won their demands, including the union shop. The union won a uniform contract for all forty stores in Detroit, which covered 2,500 workers. – 1937
Following a decade of sit-down strikes, the Supreme Court ruled that sit-down strikes, a major organizing tool for industrial unions, were illegal. – 1939
A mine disaster killed 75 at Red Lodge, Montana. – 1943
Seattle ACORN workers went on strike. Their office was shut down after their employer refused to recognize Public Interest Workers IU 670 union of the IWW. – 2001
Important Events From This day in History February 27th
1964 Italy Leaning Tower of Pisa
1964 : The Italian government announces that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was in serious danger of collapsing in an earthquake or storm asking for suggestions on how to save one of Italy's top tourist attractions. The work to save the Tower did not begin until 1999 and was completed in December 2001.
1922 Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution
1922 : On this day, the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed on this day. The right of women to vote (as well as the right of women to engage in many other activities) was declared constitutional by all of the members of the U.S. Supreme Court. It took seventy years of fighting and petitioning to make this women's suffrage legislation a reality. Women and men both were advocating equal rights for women as far back as in the early 19th Century. Find More What happened in 1922
27 Feb, 1918 England Hospital Ship Sunk
1918 : A report made from London indicated that hospital ship Glenart Castle sank into the waters of the Bristol Channel on the day before after being torpedoed. According to one source, only 38 of the people of approximately 200 people on board were reported alive. According to one source, it was figured that about 144 of the couple of hundred people on board were still unaccounted for. As of this date, there were discrepancies local newspapers as to the exact count of people actually on the ship before it sunk. That was yet to be determined at a later date. At this time, it was reported that no patients were on board, so the lives lost were mostly ship crew and hospital personnel.
1920 U.S.A. Olives
1920 : According to a word sent from the Kansas Federal Bureau of Food and Drug Inspection, poison olives were reported as being sent. This word was received by Dr. A.R. Lewis, the State Health Commissioner. The cities to which these olives were distributed included El Reno, Alva, Tulis, Henryetta, Mc Callister, Bartlesville, Lawton, Cushing, and Muskogee. These olives were sent to retail grocers, packed in a similar was as they are today. They were not sent to wholesale distributors.
1920 U.S.A. Lee Magee
1920 : Lee Magee, a major league baseball player for teams such as the Cubs, Reds, and the Dodgers, decided to make a go of it in the business world. This decision was announced indirectly by way of a short biography of Magee printed in a local newspaper.
1937 U.S.A. New Taxes
1937 : New taxes, such as a two percent increase in general sales tax along with a local option whisky bill were written into the state laws of Alabama. The legislation for heavier taxes was decided after 14 weeks of debate.
1938 U.S.A. Pontiac Mascot
1938 : A new design was created to use as Pontiac's mascot. This particular mascot design was created by Chris Klein and C. Karnstadt. It was of the theme of an Indian maiden, which was inspired by connections with the General Motors (GM) war chief who was employed in the GM manufacturing division.
1938 U.S.A. Los Angeles Flood
1938 : An abnormally large amount of rain falls in Los Angeles starting on the 27th causing rivers to overflow with mud landslides in Los Angeles, killing approximately 120 people and destroying thousands of homes.
1943 U.S.A. Mine Explosion Montana
1943 : An explosion at the Montana Coal and Iron Company mine trapped and killed 74 miners.
1973 U.S.A. American Indian Movement
1973 : More than 200 members from the American Indian Movement moved in to take the reservation area of Wounded Knee by force beginning an occupation that lasted until May.
27 Feb, 1951 22nd Amendment to US Constitution
1951 : The 22nd amendment to the Constitution is ratified which changes the law so no man or woman may serve more than ten years ( two terms ) of office as the president of the United States. Available as a downloadable image on our Public Domain Images Page.
1991 U.S.A. Video Used In Murder Trial
1991 : A video that was made which re-created the events of a murder was admitted to the court on this day. However, it was not considered substantial enough evidence of the murder that it portrayed. Therefore, the person charged only was convicted of manslaughter, and not premeditated first degree murder, and only had received six years in prison. Sometimes courts still use these videos. However, they usually tend to mean more if used to record an event as it actually happened.
1991 Kuwait Liberated
1991 : President George H.W. Bush declared that "Kuwait is liberated, and announced that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.
27 Feb, 1997 Ireland Divorce
1997 : Divorce becomes legal in the predominantly catholic country of Ireland.
1997 England Handgun Legislation
1997 : New legislation banning most handguns in Britain went into effect helping to make the strictest gun legislation in the world with self-defence not considered a valid reason to own a gun.
1998 Great Britain Women in the House of Lords
1998 : Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to a proposal to end male preference when determining succession which means that a monarch's first-born daughter could claim the throne even if a son was born later.
1999 Nigeria Election
1999 : Voters in Nigeria have elected a civilian president ( Olusegun Obasanjo ) which ends 15 years of military rule.
2002 India Sabarmati Express
2002 : A fire caused by a mob of Muslims on the Sabarmati Express, bound for Ahmedabad with pilgrims returning from the holy site of Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar P, claims the lives of 57 Hindu Pilgrims.
2004 Philippines Terrorist group blow up Superferry 14
2004 : The Abu Sayyaf Terrorist group blow up Superferry 14 which had sailed from Manila with 900 passengers. The terrorist group had attempted to extort money for protection from the ferry company earlier in the year and failed.
2006 Ahmadinejad has called for the Middle East to be nuclear free
2006 : The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for the Middle-east to be nuclear weapons free. Following talks with Kuwaiti leaders, Ahmadinejad said that nuclear weapons were a threat to the area's stability. Having said that Iran was a good neighbor, he reiterated that his country's nuclear program was for peaceful purposes. The Gulf Arab states have said they want Iran to keep the region free of nuclear weapons. Ahmadinejad's visit to Kuwait has been the first by an Iranian head of state since the Islamic revolution of 1979
2006 Da Vinci Code author is accused of plagiarism
2006 : London's High Court is told that the author of The Da Vinci Code 'lifted the central theme' of his bestselling novel from a non-fiction book about Jesus and the Catholic Church. Writers Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh have claimed that Dan Brown appropriated the themes and ideas they explored in their 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail. They are suing their own publishers, Random House, which is also Mr Brown's publisher, for breach of copyright.
2007 United States Al Gore is accused of hypocrisy
2007 : The former Vice-President Al Gore is accused of hypocrisy for 'guzzling energy' while he lectures the world on climate change. A Tennessee-based free market think-tank said that Gore's home used more than twenty times the national average of gas and electricity. A spokeswoman for Mr. Gore said he was trying to reduce his carbon emissions by using sustainable energy sources. His climate change documentary An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar.
2008 England Earthquake
2008 : The biggest earthquake ( 5.2 magnitude ) in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales. The epicentre of the quake was near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire.
2010 Chile 8.8 magnitude earthquake
2010 : Earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude strikes Chile with more than 70% of the country experiencing the earthquake, the worst hit cities are Arauco and Coronel. The death toll exceeds 600 with many more injuries. The quake left more than two million homeless as 500,000 houses are uninhabitable. The earthquake set off Tsunami warnings for 53 countries ranging from the United States to Japan.
2011 Bolivia Mudslides and Flooding in La Paz
2011 : Torrential rains in the Bolivian city of La Paz caused the destruction of over three hundred houses through landslides and flooding. Continued rains in the city caused some of the worst landslides the mountainside city had seen in recent history and left over ten thousand people homeless.
2012 Bin Laden Compound Destroyed in Pakistan
2012 : Pakistan has demolished the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces in May of 2011. No reasons were given for the demolition but it is likely that the authorities did not want it to be turned into a shrine for the al-Queda leader.
2013 American Pianist Dies
2013 : Classical pianist Van Cliburn died at the age of seventy-eight at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. Cliburn had been suffering from bone cancer for several years.
2014 Governor Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill
2014 : Arizona governor Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have let business owners in the state of Arizona turn away gay citizens if they cited it as conflicted with their religious beliefs. Opponents of the bill argued that it would have legalized discrimination against gay individuals.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Los Angeles County Covid-19 Trends February 1st - 26th
NEW CASES DEATHS HOSPITALIZATIONS
1ST 8,786 37 3,710
2ND 15,664 102 3,515
3RD 11,548 96 3,398
4TH 15,427 85 3,233
5TH 9,997 84 3,012
6TH 7,017 65 2,841
7TH 4,360 29 2,773
8TH 4,198 51 2,702
9TH 5,100 103 2,597
10TH 6,276 81 2,464
11TH 5,610 75 2,307
12TH 4,760 84 2,211
13TH 4,889 58 2,086
14TH 2,457 26 2,054
15TH 2,133 55 1,995
16TH 3,348 102 1,835
17TH 3,312 67 1,713
18TH 4,330 70 1,616
19TH 3,221 85 1,502
20TH 2,780 58 1,391
21ST 1,345 21 1,310
22ND 1,188 36 1,276
23RD 1,934 36 1,204
24TH 1,985 74 1,150
25TH 2,406 68 1,105
26TH 2,275 64 1,071
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Today in Labor History February 26th, 2022
The Buffalo Creek Valley Dam Collapse
Congress okayed the Contract Labor Law, designed to clamp down on “business agents” who contracted abroad for immigrant labor. One of the reasons unions supported the measure: employers were using foreign workers to fight against the growing U.S. labor movement, primarily by deploying immigrant labor to break strikes. – 1885
Bethlehem Steelworkers struck for union recognition in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. – 1941
A coal slag heap doubling as a dam in West Virginia’s Buffalo Creek Valley collapsed, flooding the 17-mile long valley. 118 died, 5,000 were left homeless. The Pittston Coal Company said it was “an act of God.” – 1972
The UFCW and employers reached an agreement to end the nearly five-month-long grocery strike and lockout of 59,000 workers in Southern California. The strike was fueled by management’s demand to strip workers of their healthcare benefits. The new two-tier contract required employees to pay for healthcare benefits for the first time, included no raises, and paid new hires less and put them in a different healthcare plan. – 2004
1,700 locomotive manufacturing workers struck for nine cold days in Erie, Pennsylvania. After returning to the bargaining table, they eventually beat back demands of the new owner Wabtec, which had unilaterally imposed a two-tier system and stripped rights they had won with the prior owner, General Electric. They ratified a contract on June 14th. – 2019
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