labor history
Today in history: Anna Louise Strong is born, changes worlds
November 24, 2015Strong was employed by the New York Evening Post to report on the bloody massacre and the armed guards hired by Everett mill owners to keep the IWW out of town.
Read moreIn Wisconsin, Labor Day is more significant than ever
August 18, 2015My step-dad explained to me what Labor Day as a national holiday was really meant to signify: the 8 hour day, safe working conditions and decent pay.
Read morePlaque marks site where Minneapolis cops fired on striking workers
August 4, 2015"Bloody Friday" was a pivotal event in the 1934 Teamsters strikes in Minneapolis, a series of strikes that began in the bitter cold of February and continued through a hot summer.
Read moreQuill Pettway, 94: A giant laid to rest
January 20, 2015Quill Pettway, labor organizer and civil rights pioneer was part of a generation of Communists and radicals who made Detroit's rich labor and civil rights history.
Read moreComing in October: North American Labor History Conference
September 19, 2014Started in 1979, Detroit's annual Labor History Conference has continuously brought pressing issues faced by the worldwide working class to the front of academic scholarship.
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