Labor
Today in Labor History: Greed and the Pemberton Mill disaster
January 10, 2013In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children
Read moreLabor Secretary Solis resigns, Trumka lauds her service
January 10, 2013Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, who repeatedly declared herself "the new sheriff in town" on behalf of workers the last four years, resigned her position on Jan. 9.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Tenant farmers sit down in highway
January 9, 2013On this day in 1939, the Southern Tenant Farmers Union led 1,700 farm families in the Missouri Highway Sit-down.
Read moreMichigan mayor spearheads push vs. “right to work”
January 9, 2013Michigan's new Right to Work law has angered many in Michigan, including Warren Mayor Jim Fouts.
Read moreWhy picket lines matter
January 8, 2013I spent so much time on picket lines as a kid that when I thought my dad's rules were too strict, I would run to build a sign on a stick and try to talk the...
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