Labor
Today in labor history: The UMW occupation at Pittston Moss 3 plant
September 17, 2014In 1989, 98 UMWA members and a minister occupied the Pittston Coal Company's Moss 3 preparation plant in Carbon, Virginia, the most important act of civil disobedience during the Pittston strike.
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Election is biggest union organizing victory in the South in decades
September 17, 2014New American Airlines passenger service agents vote big for union representation.
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Today in labor history: Jewish labor leaders stamps issued
September 16, 2014The progressive secular Jewish Currents magazine issued the stamps: Notable among them are four women and a range of ideological orientations
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AFL-CIO president: Michael Brown is family (video)
September 16, 2014"Our brother killed our sister's son and we do not have to wait for the judgment of prosecutors or courts to tell us how terrible this is."
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Today in labor history: Racists bomb Birmingham church, kill 4 children
September 15, 2014The bombing took place two weeks after the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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