Labor
Woody Guthrie’s first Daily Worker column
July 12, 2012Woody SezĀ "The national debit is one thing I caint figger out"
Read moreToday in labor history: air conditioning patented by black inventor
July 12, 2012Today in 1949 African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones submitted 3 patents: for an automatic refrigeration system for trucks; the starter generator; and a generator for cooling gas engines - and hence air conditioning was born!...
Read moreNOW: Women workers of the world, organize!
July 9, 2012Feminists and labor activists at this month's NOW 2012 National Conference discussed women's roles and rights in the national and global economy.
Read moreToday in labor history: Rally in support of Charleston Five
July 9, 2012On this day in history in 2001, 5,000 demonstrators rallied in support of the Charleston Five.
Read moreAirport workers picket for right to organize
July 9, 2012Workers at several Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters held an informational picket outside the terminal July 6.
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