Labor
Today in Labor History: Picketing declared unconstitutional
December 21, 2012On this day in 1921 the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice William Howard Taft, declared that picketing was unconstitutional.
Read moreInterfaith group urges vigils for Walmart supply chain workers
December 20, 2012The same weekend as U.S. Walmart workers went on a Black Friday strike 112 garment workers were killed in a fire in Bangladesh.
Read more“Unfinished Business”: Unique exhibit presents domestic workers’ stories
December 20, 2012She needed a notebook more than food. It would save her sanity and soul.
Read moreToday in labor history: 2005 New York transit workers strike
December 20, 2012On December 20, 2005, thousands of workers began what was to be a three-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues.
Read moreTime to repeal Taft-Hartley
December 19, 2012It is one of those ironies of history that on December 10, 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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