Today in labor history: Historic Buffalo switchmen's strike
On this day workers on three railroads in Buffalo, New York, went on strike for two weeks, one of the first work stoppages to attempt coordinated actions.
Today in labor history: Zeigfield Follies chorus girls form union
It happened on August 12, 1919. The chorus girls in his Ziegfeld Follies formed their own union, the Chorus Equity Association.
British MPs cry when they tour North Carolina tobacco farm
Two members of the British Parliament got a first hand look at the deplorable working conditions that thousands of tobacco workers in North Carolina endure.
The doctor will see you now at Plumbers Local 98's union hall
Plumbers Local 98 has joined those forward-thinking building trades unions on the cutting edge that take control of their healthcare challenges.
Today in labor history: Voting Rights Act signed
It has been a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, by ensuring that every American citizen, regardless of race or language, has equal access to the vote.
Unionized ironworkers aid non-union jobless
The Ironworkers are trying to find jobs for 280 non-union colleagues left high and dry without pay when a large non-union Michigan contractor suddenly shut its doors.
For Steelworkers, one lockout ends, another begins
"It appears Honeywell is more interested in intimidating our members with a show of force than in bargaining for a settlement."
AFL-CIO leaders: GOP suing Obama to conceal its non-agenda
Republican House Speaker Boehner is pushing a lawsuit against Obama to deflect attention from the fact that there are unmet needs in this country and his party has no agenda.
Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different
America's union leaders and the workers they represent are not going to take it anymore; they are determined to fight the attacks on labor.
Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
