Labor
Today in labor history: Steel Workers Organizing Committee dissolved
May 22, 2014On this day in 1942, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) was disbanded and replaced by the United Steel Workers of America (USWA).
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AFGE: Veterans Affairs Dept. problems include retaliating vs. whistleblowers
May 22, 2014"When they have sounded the alarm our members faced retaliation and intimidation. No one should have to choose between keeping their job and speaking out about threats to patient care."
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Today in labor history: Hawaiian workers win collective bargaining
May 21, 2014On May 21, 1945, the Hawaii Employee Relations Act was signed, guaranteeing the predominantly Native Hawaiian and Asian immigrant pineapple and sugar workers the right to bargain collectively.
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Today in labor history: First U.S. public school established
May 20, 2014On May 20, 1639, the first American public elementary school was established. This was arguably the beginning of the idea of free public education for all.
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Unity was their cry: Fast food workers go global
May 20, 2014Tattooed teenagers joined with their sign-carrying elders as part of the global fast food workers' strike. Like an idea whose time has come, there was no holding back this group.
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