Labor
Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial
December 18, 2012On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
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Today in labor history: FDR lifts internment of Japanese Americans
December 17, 2012President Roosevelt lifted the "military-necessary exclusion" of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, marking the beginning of the end of a shameful chapter of U.S. history.
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AFL-CIO calls for universal voter registration
December 14, 2012The labor movement has added its voice to the demands for voting reform that are sweeping the nation.
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Hostess “betrayal”: the case of the missing wages
December 14, 2012The Wall Street Journal tells the story of how Hostess Brands, Inc., took its workers wages and used them to cover its own expenses.
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Today in labor history: Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74
December 13, 2012Gompers died December 13, 1924. He served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 to his death.
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