On July 10, 1902, the Rolling Mill Mine in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, exploded due to a rise in firedamp, which is a rise in methane to dangerous levels. 112 miners died that day in what was one of so many coal mine disasters in these...
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The recent hotel strike led by UNITE-HERE Local 11 in Los Angeles got some attention due to the fact that it was the largest single strike in American hotel worker.
This might be a bit inside baseball on the labor movement, but there is a huge disconnect between the actual existing labor movement in this country and the labor movement.
Striking hotel workers rally outside the Intercontinental Hotel after walking off their job early Sunday, July 2, 2023, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) This hasn't gotten enough news, but the largest hotel worker strike in American history is currently going on in Los...
Universities have always been centers of union-busting. In the early 20th century, when a company looked for strikebreakers or militia to commit violence against workers, the university was a great.
Great piece in Workday about what stolen wages really mean in construction--injured workers not getting treatment. In 2022, construction worker José Alfredo Gómez fell two stories from the home he.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 13: Workers service the tracks at the Metra/BNSF railroad yard outside of downtown on September 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Metra, the largest rail service carrying commuters from the suburbs to downtown Chicago, said that it would be forced to suspend...
There is no circle of Hell harsh enough for these assholes: A California restaurant had an individual impersonate a priest to encourage employees to confess their “sins” against their employer,.
The Post had a long profile of the new Teamsters head Sean O'Brien as the union moves toward a huge expected strike against UPS, which would probably the largest strike.
This story of a Starbucks union activist fired for her activity is pretty touching just in terms of how hard it is to go through this. But the real takeaway is how ridiculously long it takes the National Labor Relations Board to adjudicate anything at...
Two things about union corruption. First, whenever there is money and power, there will be corruption. It is sad, but true. And it requires vigilance. Second, whenever people talk about.
On June 6, 1835, coal workers in Philadelphia walked off the job for shorter hours and higher wages. This soon spread across the city and 20,000 workers struck. One of.