Today in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
Today in labor history: Workers perform "Pins and Needles" on Broadway
Today in labor history, Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.
Today in labor history: Paul Robeson loses passport appeal
On August 16, 1955, internationally known actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson lost his court appeal to force the U.S. State Department to grant him a passport.
Today in labor history: Russian composer Tchaikovsky born
His works are still appreciated today, and he is seen by many critics as having transcended the cliches of the Russian classical music of his time.
Today in labor history: Superman, hero of downtrodden, is born
Today marks the 75th anniversary of Superman's first appearance in DC's Action Comics No. 1, published April 18, 1938.
SF Symphony strikers protest out-of-tune execs
SAN FRANCISCO - Tired of prolonged stalling by management, over 100 musicians of the San Francisco Symphony - one of the country's top symphony orchestras - entered the second week of a strike with a March 21 protest.
Today in labor history: Bob Marley, champion of the oppressed, is born
Bob Marley, who introduced reggae to the world and gave voice to the passion of oppressed people, was born 68 years ago in the Jamaican village of Nine Mile.
Today in labor history: People's poet Robert Burns is born
Along with memorable love poems - he was quite a ladies' man - Burns celebrated the lowly and downtrodden.
"Unfinished Business": Unique exhibit presents domestic workers' stories
She needed a notebook more than food. It would save her sanity and soul.
Today in labor history: Workers perform "Pins and Needles" on Broadway
Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.
