L.A. port truckers win again, misclassified as independent contractors
Eploited port truck drivers at the nation's largest cargo terminal, Los Angeles-Long Beach, won another round in their long fight for fair pay, job protections and the right to organize.
Today in labor history: The American Federation of Labor is founded
The original constituent craft unions of the AFL were disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association.
Despite vicious opposition, Chattanooga workers are unionizing
In the face of corporation opposition, skilled workers at the Volkswagen plant voted for UAW to become their collective bargaining representative, a step toward unionization of the whole plant.
