Today in labor history: FDR unveils Civil Works Administration
President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled the Civil Works Administration on November 8, 1933, a short-lived program, but one that created jobs for millions of unemployed workers, giving temporary relief to the suffering in the midst of the Great Depression.
Today in labor history: Wall Street crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the U.S. Iit signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries.
Today in labor history: Activist Agnes Nestor born
On June 24, 1880, labor and women's rights activist Agnes Nestor was born in Grand Rapids, Mich. She moved to Chicago in 1897 and started working at the age of 14 in the glove industry
Official jobless rate ticks down; 236,000 new jobs
The nation's jobless rate dropped 0.1 percent in February, to 7.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Unions focus ads on “fiscal cliff” issues
"The voters spoke loud and clear and rejected any cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security."
European trade unions unite to oppose cuts
Workers launched an unprecedented day of coordinated action across Europe Nov. 14, in the biggest fightback yet.
Unionists in Tampa describe a Romney dystopia
On the third day of the GOP convention, AFL-CIO marchers painted a picture of what would be a nightmare scenario in America if Mitt Romney were to be elected president.
Jobless rate virtually unchanged in July
At July's rate, it would take more than eight years to get back to full employment.
Unions tackle states' practices that hurt workers
The labor movement is beginning to mount a legislative offensive in the sates to stop what it says are "under the radar" attacks on workers.
Trumka explains why workers must back Obama
"As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America's working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation," Richard Trumka said during the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting.
