labor history

In Wisconsin, Labor Day is more significant than ever

August 18, 2015 By Dominique Paul Noth

My 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.

Plaque marks site where Minneapolis cops fired on striking workers

August 4, 2015 By Steve Share

"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.

Quill Pettway, 94: A giant laid to rest

January 20, 2015 By John Rummel And April Smith

Quill 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.

Coming in October: North American Labor History Conference

September 19, 2014 By Joshua Morris

Started 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.

Descendants of 1934’s Teamster strikers carry proud legacy

August 26, 2014 By Steve Share

Their parents or grandparents 80 years ago stood together and fought in the streets of Minneapolis for the right to organize a union during 1934's Teamster strikes.