Labor

Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial

December 18, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.

Today in labor history: FDR lifts internment of Japanese Americans

December 17, 2012 By Special to People’s World

President Roosevelt lifted the "military-necessary exclusion" of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, marking the beginning of the end of a shameful chapter of U.S. history.

Today in Labor History: 33,000 end 69 day strike

December 14, 2012 By Special to People’s World

The weekend beginning December 14 and ending Dec. 16 was an extremely busy one in the history of the labor movement.

AFL-CIO calls for universal voter registration

December 14, 2012 By John Wojcik

The labor movement has added its voice to the demands for voting reform that are sweeping the nation.

Workers target Wawa supermarket for better wages, working conditions

December 14, 2012 By Ben Markeson

About 40 farmworker allies targeted the Wawa store in an action in solidarity with Farm Labor Organizing Committee (AFL-CIO) - and workers on tobacco farms in North Carolina.