Labor
Today in labor history: Zeigfield Follies chorus girls form union
August 11, 2014It happened on August 12, 1919. The chorus girls in his Ziegfeld Follies formed their own union, the Chorus Equity Association.
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NLRB official: Mercedes breaks labor law at Alabama auto plant
August 8, 2014The UAW effort in Alabama is part of the union's new focus on organizing autoworkers at foreign "transplant" plants in the South.
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British MPs cry when they tour North Carolina tobacco farm
August 8, 2014Two members of the British Parliament got a first hand look at the deplorable working conditions that thousands of tobacco workers in North Carolina endure.
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The doctor will see you now at Plumbers Local 98’s union hall
August 8, 2014Plumbers Local 98 has joined those forward-thinking building trades unions on the cutting edge that take control of their healthcare challenges.
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Today in labor history: Voting Rights Act signed
August 7, 2014It has been a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, by ensuring that every American citizen, regardless of race or language, has equal access to the vote.
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