This is the grave of Harry Orchard. Born Albert Horsley in 1866 in Ontario, the future Orchard was a rounder and a thug. He married and started a cheesemaking business, but then burned it for the insurance money and left his wife and their baby...
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On October 29, 1889, whites in Hawaii lynched the Japanese organizer and merchant Katsu Goto in Hawaii after opening a store to compete with the plantation company store and advocating.
On October 18, 1981, the workers at Brown and Sharpe, one of the nation's largest machine tool companies, went on strike at its plant in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. This.
On October 4, 1918, the T.A. Gillespie Shell Loading Plant near Sayreville, New Jersey exploded, killing approximately 100 workers making ammunition for the nation's war effort during World War I. This was another in a series of disasters from poor workplace conditions that defined American...
A point I have made repeatedly is that while companies have escaped national laws and created international frameworks, workers and citizens are still bound by national laws and cannot access.
On September 19, 1981, the AFL-CIO held Solidarity Day in Washington, D.C. This event was organized labor's strongest reaction to the Reagan administration and although largely forgotten about today, deserves.
During a few days when the headlines and thus this blog are understandably rather dominated by another, very important story, I'm still plugging away at my usual subjects, this time on the need for labor unions and environmentalists to overcome their differences and work together...
On September 8, 1909 workers return to work after victory in the Pressed Steel Car Company strike at McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, a huge and unexpected victory for the American working.
On September 6, 1919, New York theater owners and striking actors sign an agreement to end a bitter and acrimonious strike based around the really horrific working conditions the actors.
It's only a month until A History of America in Ten Strikes is released and so it is going to be all publicity all time. Oh boy! Anyway, I did.
Teachers John and Kerry Guerini of Fayetteville, West Virginia, hold signs at a rally at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Teachers.