civil rights
Today in labor history: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters founded
May 8, 2013Representing the Pullman Porters, the Brotherhood was the first African-American labor union to sign a collective bargaining agreement with a major U.S. corporation.
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Today in labor history: 400 Black women strike over wages, conditions
May 6, 2013Writing in The Crisis, W.E.B. Du Bois described the upsurge among Black women and men tobacco workers as part of the great industrial union organizing drives.
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In shadow of Disney World, May Day rally demands immigrant rights
May 3, 2013In the home of Disney World, hundreds of immigrants rally on May Day to demand the "right to work, right to live and right to stay together."
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Labor’s stance on immigrant workers has changed, says Trumka
April 26, 2013"When people use the word "immigrant" as an insult or as a way to degrade people - I take it personally."
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Today in labor history: SCLC’s Ralph Abernathy and 100 workers arrested
April 25, 2013The workers were protesting at the South Carolina Medical College Hospital demanding wage increases and union recognition.
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