Labor
Today in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike
November 18, 2014Workers 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.
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South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles
November 18, 2014Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.
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After tough election, labor leaders say unions are here to stay
November 17, 2014"What happened in this election," Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO declared, "is that the vast majority of the voters stayed home."
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On-site report from LA Walmart sit-in
November 17, 2014History was made on Thursday, Nov. 13, when Walmart workers took part in the first sit-ins in the store's history to demand $15 an hour and full-time work.
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Today in labor history: Freedom of the press
November 17, 2014On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.
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