Labor
Today in labor history: Rosie the Riveter dies at 77
May 31, 2013Rose Will Monroe, who became famous as "Rosie the Riveter," died on May 31, 1997. During World War II, Monroe went to work in the aircraft industry as a riveter making parts for military airplanes.
Read moreToday in labor history: Ford goes to revolutionary Russia
May 30, 2013On May 30, 1929, the Ford Motor Company signed a technical assistance contract to produce cars in the newly industrializing Soviet Union.
Read moreToday in labor history: Farm Workers win after 17-year boycott
May 29, 2013On May 29, 1996, the United Farm Workers of America reached agreement on a contract for 450 lettuce harvesters, ending a 17-year-long boycott.
Read moreUnion protests Obama’s nomination of Pritzker
May 28, 2013Saying Hyatt Hotel magnate Penny Pritzker destroys jobs, Unite Here members crowded into the back of a Senate hearing room to show the union opposes her nomination as U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Read moreRace to the bottom for sweatshop workers
May 28, 2013Minimum wage workers, earning $74 a month were beaten by riot police for a protest demanding a $14 a month raise.
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