The Battle of Toledo
Today in labor history: On May 23, 1934 workers in Toledo Ohio, overcame police and company strike breaking efforts.
How JFK forced steel price roll back
It was a corporate double-cross 50 years ago that produced one of President John F. Kennedy's most famous lines.
Amid racism and shootings, labor fights back
A series of shootings in Tulsa's Greenwood area has once again raised concerns over escalating racial tensions.
Labor movement celebrates Saundra Williams
"An outstanding and phenomenal woman," noted Metro Detroit Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) President Millie Hall about Metro Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra Williams.
Historian: Air Controller strike a turning point for the U.S.
The 1981 PATCO strike permanently changed U.S. labor relations and opened the door to the bitter, ideological polarization now rife in U.S. politics.
Eugene Debs: March together, vote together, fight together
Union organizer and strike leader, spellbinding orator, founder of the Socialist Party of America, five times a candidate for president, Eugene Debs was all that and more.
Labor history: 2011 marks unhappy anniversary on job safety
The year 2011 should serve as a reminder of how far the U.S. has come on job safety issues - and how far it has yet to go.
“Rebel Girl” Gurley Flynn inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
"We stand on the shoulders of giants," Teamsters President James Hoffa said to hundreds of people at the induction ceremony, held at Teamsters headquarters.
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn to be inducted into labor hall of fame
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, along with Victor Reuther, will be inducted into Labor's International Hall of Fame on May 17 in Washington, D.C.
Right-wing agenda in Memphis would reverse King era gains
Even in Memphis. That's how far down the chain of state and local governments the right wing war on workers has extended - and take it from one who knows, Alvin Turner.
