Seattle makes history: Council OKs $15 minimum wage
Fast food workers at the council meeting reportedly cried after the vote.
St. Louis workers rally to support fired Jimmy John's employee
Rasheen Aldridge, an organizer with Show Me $15, has been fired because of his role as a protest organizer.
Labor’s Hall of Fame inducts Susan Holleran, Doug Fraser
Holleran's dedication to telling the stories of hard-working women and men fighting for their rights in the workplace inspired other writers who knew her.
UAW faces big challenges at its 36th Constitutional Convention
As they were getting ready for the big United Auto Workers convention, many members talked about what they say are some of the union's biggest challenges.
Remembering "Hy Climber" Fred Gaboury
One day in 1953 Fred Gaboury invited me to come to work with him so I could witness first hand his skill in rigging a spar tree high in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. I eagerly accepted.
Today in labor history: Police open fire on striking steelworkers
Police opened fire on workers who were marching to the Republic Steel plant in south Chicago to set up a picket line.
GOP Anchorage mayor calls union dues slavery
Proving that stupid political statements are not confined to the "Lower 48" of the nation's 50 states, the Republican mayor of Anchorage called union dues "slavery."
Today in labor history: Rochester general strike
On May 28, 1946, more than 30,000 workers in Rochester, N.Y., staged a successful one-day general strike.
Today in labor history: Steel Workers Organizing Committee dissolved
On this day in 1942, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) was disbanded and replaced by the United Steel Workers of America (USWA).
Today in labor history: Hawaiian workers win collective bargaining
On May 21, 1945, the Hawaii Employee Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing the predominantly Native Hawaiian and Asian immigrant pineapple and sugar workers the right to bargain collectively.
