June 20: American Railway Union is founded in Chicago
It was the largest labor union of its time and one of the first industrial unions in the United States.
Congress Hotel strikers on 9th anniversary: “We’re not going anyplace”
"We're not going anyplace, we're still here and we're going to be loud and proud at our protests!"
June 19: workers, families occupy Akron, Youngstown, and Hawaii
Today in labor history ... an Occupy trio: 1934 first sit-down strike, 1937 Women's Day Massacre and 1953 four-day general strike in Hawaii.
At DoubleTree, workers fight for "better Florida"
Over 500 Unite Here members, brothers and sisters from other unions, and community allies rallied June 13 outside Orlando's only union hotel.
Today in labor history: D.C. restaurants integrate
It was on June 8, 1953 that the tide turned in favor of racial equality, and the prejudicial policies of Washington restaurants were expressly forbidden.
In Missouri, some Republicans help stop anti-union push
A dozen or so Republicans signaled their leadership that they wanted no part of the anti-union agenda.
After Wisconsin, unions say they’re in for the long haul
The nation's union presidents emphasized the positive impact of mobilizing union members nationwide for politics after the bitterly contested Wisconsin recall election.
Unions mount effort to end Bush tax cuts
A coalition of unions and progressive groups launched a grassroots effort to end the Bush tax cuts by the end of this year.
Unions hit Romney on equal pay
A Republican minority in the Senate blocked a vote today on equal pay for women after unions and their allies challenged Romney to back the legislation.
Occupy generation learns from labor history
The success or failure of the American labor movement in the 21st century will be the work of the young.
