“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
Screen Actors Guild Awards — the union alternative to the Oscars
"Yes, it's glitzy and glamorous, but really it's about celebrating our union."
Yevgeniy Fiks: Artist honors Pittsburgh’s labor history
A new art installation by Russian artist Yevgeniy Fiks has opened at Pittsburgh's Andy Warhol Museum.
Today in history: Chilean communist poet Pablo Neruda wins Nobel Prize
Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams."
"Labor’s Home Front": the AFL in World War II
The history of labor during wartime is an enticing subject, the history of labor during World War II especially so.
Today in history: "BaddDDD" black poet Sonia Sanchez is born
Since the 1970s Sanchez has published a steady stream of poetry books and plays.
“The End of American Labor Unions” examines roots of anti-unionism
"The End Of American Labor Unions" is a good little book, packed with insight and analysis.
Today in history: Uncle Ruthie Buell born 85 years ago, still performing
Tomorrow, Aug. 8, marks the 85th birthday of an extraordinary performing artist who is still very much among us and active.
Today in history: Ernest Hemingway is born
Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961) was one of America's most popular authors.
"Blood on Steel": Book remembers 1937 Steelworkers strike
On Memorial Day, 1937 thousands of steelworkers marched on Republic Steel in Chicago, demanding union recognition.
