Labor
Hoffa and Brown try to put brakes on Pacific trade pact
July 2, 2012With the Obama administration moving ahead with negotiations with Pacific Rim nations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Teamsters President James Hoffa teamed up.
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Today in history: Civil Rights Act signed
July 2, 2012On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, a historic advance for all Americans.
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Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
June 28, 2012Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
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Today in labor history … Emma Goldman, IWW, anti-racism and more
June 27, 2012Women's rights activist and anarchist Emma Goldman was born in Lithuania. She came to the United States when she was 17.
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After Arizona
June 26, 2012The ruling sends a signal to the right wing and lawmakers in Arizona, Alabama and elsewhere that state laws, recently put on the books for racist and political reasons across this country, are unconstitutional.
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