Labor
Today in labor history: Tuskegee Institute opened
September 19, 2012The school focused at least officially on industrial and agricultural education in keeping with Washington's pedagogy and philosophy
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Today in Labor History: 1934 textile workers strike begins
September 18, 2012The textile workers' strike of 1934 was the largest strike in U.S. labor history at the time, involving as many as 500,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S.Southern states.
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Today in Labor History: First Civil War battle in north
September 17, 2012On Sept. 17, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Antietam, one of the most important battles of the Civil War.
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Strike at Walmart warehouses spreads
September 17, 2012Striking workers picketed the Walmart distribution center in Elwood, Illinois for the third day in a row this morning since they went on strike last Saturday.
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Unionists, allies protest Trans-Pacific trade pact
September 17, 2012Unionists and their allies protested at the Sept. 9 start of the latest round of talks on a planned Trans-Pacific Pact.
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