strikes
Today in labor history: The murder of Fannie Sellins
August 26, 2014William Z. Foster, leader of the great steel strike of 1919, called Sellins one of the best of a whole corps of organizers, with an exceptional belief in the workers.
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Descendants of 1934’s Teamster strikers carry proud legacy
August 26, 2014Their parents or grandparents 80 years ago stood together and fought in the streets of Minneapolis for the right to organize a union during 1934's Teamster strikes.
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1934 Minneapolis Teamsters strike, one key precursor to Wagner Act
August 26, 2014The strike brought all trucking inside the city to a standstill; two strikers died from the police shotgun blasts and 65-67 more were wounded.
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Tentative pacts avert Metropolitan Opera lockout scheme
August 21, 2014The tentative agreement includes mandatory cost reductions from management and an independent monitor to track budget performance.
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Among his many triumphs, Robin Williams stood with striking writers
August 14, 2014Shock at the death of Robin Williams led me to search peoplesworld.org to see what we had written about him since 2002. What I found surprised me.
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