By Sahid Fawaz

Next time you hear someone complain workplace regulations and unions, remind them of the fire at the the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in 1911. Unrestrained by workplace safety laws, the factory owners had locked the exits to the stairwells so that the workers – mostly young women aged 16 to 23 – could not take unauthorized breaks. The result was the unnecessary deaths of 146 people who couldn’t escape the fire. 

Michigan did it! It repealed the state’s “right to work” law. ABC News reports: “Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state in decades to repeal a union-restricting law known as ‘right-to-work’ that was passed over a decade ago by a Republican-controlled Legislature. The state’s “right-to-work” law had…

Amazon workers in Kentucky are organizing for a voice on the job. CBS affiliate WKRC reports: “Dozens of Amazon workers and supporters rallied outside the Amazon Air facility in Hebron Saturday in favor of unionizing. Some KCVG workers at Amazon Air said they were frustrated with the latest pay increase amount they received amid inflation,…

CNBC reports: “General Motors will offer voluntary buyouts to a ‘majority’ of its 58,000 U.S. white-collar employees, as it aims to cut $2 billion in structural costs over the next two years, according to a letter sent to workers Thursday from CEO Mary Barra. The ‘Voluntary Separation Program,’ or VSP, will be offered to all U.S.…

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