Labor
Today in labor history: Tenant farmers form union
July 13, 2012African American and white farmers formed the Southern Tenant Farmers Union in Tyronza, Arkansas.
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Woody Guthrie’s first Daily Worker column
July 12, 2012Woody Sez "The national debit is one thing I caint figger out"
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Today in labor history: air conditioning patented by black inventor
July 12, 2012Today in 1949 African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones submitted 3 patents: for an automatic refrigeration system for trucks; the starter generator; and a generator for cooling gas engines - and hence air conditioning was born!...
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NOW: Women workers of the world, organize!
July 9, 2012Feminists and labor activists at this month's NOW 2012 National Conference discussed women's roles and rights in the national and global economy.
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Today in labor history: Rally in support of Charleston Five
July 9, 2012On this day in history in 2001, 5,000 demonstrators rallied in support of the Charleston Five.
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