Labor
Governor and Senate races top labor’s political agenda
August 27, 2014As the 2014 campaign passes Labor Day, anti-worker and anti-union governors, all right-wing and all elected in the 2010 GOP sweep - are top targets this fall.
Read moreToday in labor history: The murder of Fannie Sellins
August 26, 2014William Z. Foster, leader of the great steel strike of 1919, called Sellins one of the best of a whole corps of organizers, with an exceptional belief in the workers.
Read moreDescendants of 1934’s Teamster strikers carry proud legacy
August 26, 2014Their parents or grandparents 80 years ago stood together and fought in the streets of Minneapolis for the right to organize a union during 1934's Teamster strikes.
Read more1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike, one key precursor to Wagner Act
August 26, 2014The strike brought all trucking inside the city to a standstill; two strikers died from the police shotgun blasts and 65-67 more were wounded.
Read moreToday in labor history: The strange case of Allan Pinkerton
August 25, 2014But despite his earlier involvement in the progressive movements, Allan Pinkerton was strongly opposed to labor unions.
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