Today in labor history: First recorded strike in Egypt, maybe ever
On this day in the year 1170 BCE, the first recorded strike took place against the building of pyramids.
Today in labor history: Joe Hill ain’t never died
On this day, one hundred years ago, the legendary working-class troubadour Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad.
Today in labor history: 113-day strike against GM in 1945
The UAW organized 320,000 hourly workers in 96 plants to launch a nationwide strike against the GM corporation.
Today in labor history: The CIO is created in 1935
The creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was announced 80 years ago on this day.
Gateway Arch builders remember their accomplishment 50 years later
What they built was something special, and union workers are erecting a development to revitalize the surrounding area.
