Labor
Today in labor history: Birth and death of Betty Friedan
February 4, 2015Betty Friedan was born on this date in 1921, and died on the same date in 2006 at the age of 85.
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Oil workers begin largest strike since 1980
February 2, 2015The USW called for its refinery workers to stage their walkout after negotiations with Shell Oil Co. broke down less than two weeks after they began.
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Today in labor history: “What’s My Line?” debuts
February 2, 2015Sixty-five years ago, at 8 pm Eastern time on February 2, 1950, the game show What's My Line? debuted on CBS-TV.
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Los Angeles standing up to raise minimum wage
February 2, 2015Supporters of the Raise the Wage Campaign, including church organizations, students groups, seniors, immigrant right groups, unions and labor leaders rallied at City Hall in LA.
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Right-to-work: smokescreen for corporate interests
January 30, 2015It's up to us, union workers, and non-union workers alike, to make our voices heard and stop this attack on unions.
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