On May 10, 1972, the Farah clothing strike in El Paso began. This almost all-Latino workforce, mostly women, were on the front lines of labor activism in the early 70s..
When I teach the Triangle Fire, I note that in fact, nothing has changed at all. In 1911, 146 workers in New York City died making your clothing. In 2013,.
On March 30, 1891, the National Union of Textile Workers formed. This early attempt to unite New England textile workers did not succeed, but it was an important moment in.
On January 23, 1922, the United Textile Workers led between 70,000 and 85,000 workers out on strike, protesting the continued exploitative reality of work in the apparel factories. This was.
On June 28, 1946, the CIO's Operation Dixie campaign to organize the textile mills of Kannapolis, North Carolina began. It was a complete failure. We need to look at why..
On November 11, 1978, President Jimmy Carter vetoed HR 9937, which prohibited US trade negotiators from reducing textile tariffs. This typically terrible decision by the Carter administration on issues of.
Part of what it means to be a white liberal in an era of globalized capitalism is that we consume whatever we want, but then rather than just throwing it.
ATTENTION EDITORS - REUTERS PICTURE HIGHLIGHT TRANSMITTED BY 0925 GMT ON APRIL 24, 2013 DHA007 People rescue a garment worker who was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Rana.
