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This Day in Labor History: June 6, 1943

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 6, 2012

On June 6, 1943, nearly 30 leaders of the Packard Hate Strike in a United Auto Workers-organized plant in Detroit were suspended from their jobs. The culmination of a series of white supremacist wildcat strikes in the first half of 1943, the Packard Hate Strike...

Robert Farley

I’ll Take the Triple, Please

By Robert Farley

On January 28, 2012

As Ari Kohen points out, posting this is virtually a contractual obligation: For the record, the Fielders have together hit 16 triples; seven by the father, nine by the son.

General

I Blame Obama! And the UAW!

By Scott Lemieux

On May 3, 2011

As Malaclypse notes in comments, GM -- bolstered by its well-reviewed, Corolla-beating entry into the compact market -- had another major leap in sales. Yeah, providing the company with the.