• Raise the Wage Act would hike salaries for 40 million • The case for a 4-day work week • Baseball labor talks not progressing smoothly • Is the general strike making a comeback? • Teamsters challenge FMCSA decision on meal/break rules • Amazon will oppose any effort to unionize its NY workforce • How 10 air traffic controllers likely ended the government shutdown • Construction workers’ unions sue drug companies over opioid crisis • DOL considers rule that would make it easier for businesses to exploit workers • This week’s labor quote (hat-tip DC Labor):