Labor
Today in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
October 15, 2013On October 15, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act establishing that unions are not "conspiracies" under the law.
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Subway fires worker for giving a 3-year-old a cookie
October 15, 2013We've heard of ridiculous excuses companies use to fire pro-union workers, but a Seattle Subway shop takes the cake...er, cookie. Working Washington reports the firm fired Carlos Hernandez for giving a 66-cent cookie, free, to a...
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Today in labor history: Black inventor Henry Blair patents cotton planter
October 14, 2013In 1857 patent rights were denied to slaves and were restored after the Civil War. Blair died in 1860, the year the war began.
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Shutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
October 14, 2013About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
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Today in labor history: Miners’ National Association forms
October 11, 2013It sought to unite all miners as workers in a single industrial union, regardless of skill level or ethnicity.
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