Alaska hotel workers hang tough with Sheraton, Hilton boycotts
For Alaskan hotel workers, instead of battling weather and wilderness, they have been locked in a lengthy campaign for decent wages.
Today in labor history: 50th anniversary of Grape Strike and Boycott
For the first time in American history, Chávez and the UFW decided to use a boycott in a major labor dispute.
Today in labor history: United Farm Workers launch the lettuce boycott
Forty-five years ago on this date, UFW Organizing Committee leader César Chávez called for a consumer boycott of lettuce.
Today in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
The Act established that unions are not conspiracies under the law and freed them to legally strike, picket and boycott employers.
Today in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
On October 15, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act establishing that unions are not "conspiracies" under the law.
