workers rights
Texas style May Day and Cinco de Mayo
May 6, 2013Early May was marching time all over Texas.
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Today in labor history: Chicago Haymarket affair
May 3, 2013Probably no single event has influenced the history of labor in the United States, and even the world, more than the Chicago Haymarket affair.
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Thousands in San Jose call for immigration reform and workers’ rights
May 3, 2013Calls for justice for immigrants and rights for workers rang out all across San Jose as thousands marched three miles from predominantly Latino east San Jose to a rally at San Jose City Hall.
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Today in labor history: Mother Jones was born May 1, 1837
May 1, 2013Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an Irish-American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a labor and community organizer. A fiery orator, brave and determined heroine to millions of workers.
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Students and pizza workers unite!
April 30, 2013The University of Wisconsin at Madison has been at the center of an ongoing dispute between workers rights activists and the Palermo's frozen pizza company.
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