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Labor History: Weekend Edition Feb 4-5 37,000 strike, Circuit City fires 3,900, more
http://www.unionist.com/big-labor/today-in-labor-history
February 03
The US Supreme Court rules the United Hatters Union violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by organizing a nationwide boycott of Danbury Hatters of Connecticut - 1908
February 04 Thirty-seven thousand maritime workers on the West Coast strike for wage increases – 1937
In Offensive Bargaining: Negotiating Aggressively in Contract Campaigns, labor lawyer David Rosenfeld shares his arsenal of tactics, contained in this controlled-availability book, to deal with and overcome employers who refuse to bargain in good faith. Rosenfeld, partner in a well-known California labor law firm, has represented unions in negotiations since 1973; here he shows you how to fight fire with fire, and then some. In the UCS bookstore now.
February 05
In what turns out to be a bad business decision, Circuit City fires 3,900 experienced sales people because they're making too much in commissions. Sales plummet. Six years later it declares bankruptcy. Duh – 2003