Labor
IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension
January 7, 2014Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension with Boeing.
Read moreToday in labor history: Poet Carl Sandburg is born
January 6, 2014On January 6, 1878: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.
Read moreToday in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
January 2, 2014On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
Read moreStart the year with some great labor films
January 2, 2014Let me quickly recommend some lesser known labor films worth your attention.
Read more2013: Year of the bold new labor movement
December 20, 2013This year organized labor joined with community, civil rights and other organizations and, together, they fashioned themselves into a new movement.
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