Today in women’s history: Hull House co-founder Ellen Starr born
In 1896, Starr joined the garment workers' strike in support of the workers. She was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the Women's Trade Union League in 1904.
Nationwide, workers lead local movements to raise wages
Working families across the country have been leading movements to raise wages at the state and local level.
Fast food workers protest wage theft
Elected officials, clergy, community, and union members joined in a spirited protest outside the McDonalds in this city's Fair Haven neighborhood Mar. 18.
Mailman wonders how he made it through the winter
A National Weather Service meteorologist has given Metro Detroit the number # 1 ranking in its "misery index." And I deliver mail on foot, house to house, six days a week. That probably explains why I talk to my shoes. I may be delirious.
Today in women’s history: Betty Allen, steel town to opera, is born
Growing up in a working class community, Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Allen heard opera on the streets, from neighbors' radios.
Right wing legal schemes may enmesh UAW Volkswagen rerun vote case
The tangle over UAW's loss at Chattanooga is important to workers nationwide because this union recognition election saw massive anti-union intervention by outside-funded right wing groups.
Today in women's history: Suffragist Susan B. Anthony died
Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer leader of the cause of woman suffrage, and worked tirelessly her whole life for what she considered to be the best interests of womankind.
New England governors backing Obama’s call for minimum wage hike
The president received ovation after ovation as he called for raising the minimum wage, with the greatest cheers coming when he described the increase as "common sense."
Disabled workers paid sub-minimum wages in sheltered workshops
People with intellectual or physical disabilities are often working in "sheltered workshops" across this nation for sub-minimum wage.
Toast St. Patrick with union-made beer
When you heft a mug, make sure the brew is union-made! Here's a list of union-made beers, for St. Patrick's Day, or any other feast.
