Today in labor history: Rosa Parks takes a stand by sitting down
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, 42 years old, was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus.
Today in labor history: American Federation of Labor gets new president
On Nov. 25, 1952, and following the death four days prior of William Green, George Meany became the new president of the AFL.
Today in labor history: Joe Hill executed
On November 19, 1915, labor leader and songwriter Joe Hill was executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder.
Today in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike
Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.
Today in labor history: Freedom of the press
On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.
Today in labor history: Official claims “Robin Hood” was communist plot
The episode seems silly in retrospect. What was not so silly, however, was the political repression Communists faced.
Walmart workers begin first in-store sitdown strike in company history
"I'm sitting down on strike today to protest Walmart's illegal fear tactics and to send a message to management and the Waltons that they can't continue to silence us!"
Today in labor history: Socialist denied seat in Congress
On this day in 1919 Victor Berger, the first socialist elected to the U.S. Congress was denied his seat.
Today in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal
This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.
