Union reps warn of “devastating” budget cuts
The unions and their allies have launched campaigns against the budget cutting ideas, contacting lawmakers both in D.C. and at home.
Today in Labor History: First ever sit-down strike
On this day in 1906, the first ever sit-down strike in American history took place at the General Electric plant in Schenectady, N.Y.
Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize
Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.
Today in labor history: Black workers form national union
African American delegates met in Washington, D.C., to form the Colored National Labor Union.
Locked out sugar workers reject deal for fourth time
This is the fourth time members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union have voted down an identical offer.
Today in labor history: Oakland general strike
Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.
Teamsters confront Bill Gates over sanitation firm’s actions
"It's outrageous that Bill Gates says he supports public health programs, and yet he's the primary owner of a company that locks out its workers."
Domestic workers, invisible no more
Until recently, the situation of domestic workers - nannies, caregivers, housecleaners, etc. - has largely stayed below the radar.
Today in labor history: Photo engravers go on strike
During this time, 20,000 other newspaper workers represented by other unions refused to cross the photo engravers' picket lines.
