Labor
Today in Labor History: The Alliance for Labor Action forms
July 24, 2014This national trade union center organized unorganized workers and pursued progressive political and social projects.
Read moreAre children working on Minnesota school construction sites?
July 24, 2014The Laborers International Union identified a second possible case of child labor on Minnesota construction sites and has alerted authorities at both the state and national level.
Read moreChanging the balance of power between Capital and Labor
July 21, 2014The private appropriation of socially produced wealth is capitalism's central mechanism.
Read moreToday in labor history: Pullman strike leader murder sparks huge protest funeral
July 17, 2014During the Pullman strike, Charles Leonard, a representative of Omaha Railway murdered Charles Luth, a railroad switchman and union activist.
Read moreAFL-CIO student interns organize on Tobacco Road
July 17, 2014AFL-CIO Union Summer interns have joined members of the FLOC in a drive to organize thousands of North Carolina tobacco farm workers.
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