racism
Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends
September 13, 2012Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard...
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The Romney-Ryan “white skin strategy”
September 5, 2012An integral part of the Romney-Ryan election strategy is to exploit the racial misconceptions of white workers.
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GOP Convention brews lies and hate
August 31, 2012I can't recall another Republican Convention more full of lies, demagogy, sexism and racism as the one just concluded in Tampa.
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Today in labor history: March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 2012On this day in 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. joined by civil rights and labor unions organized the historic March on Washington. The march was officially called the "March for Jobs and Freedom." Dr. King delivered...
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Today in labor history: W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Ghana
August 27, 2012On this day in 1963 on the eve of the historic March on Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana.
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