In the 1970s, a significant movement developed in the sweatshops of Chinatown in New York, where workers demanded labor rights. They were represented by what was left of the old textile unions that ha
On January 25, 1926, the Passaic textile strike began. This was the first really important strike that the Communist Party ran and one that provided the workers a marginal victory after an absolutely
On April 4, 1936, the Strutwear strike in Minneapolis was won by the workers, a significant victory not just for the workers of Minnesota, but specifically for the women who made up most of this workf
On April 1, 1951, members of the Textile Workers Union of America struck the Dan River Mills in Virginia, part of an attempt to organize the southern textile mills. This failed strike demonstrated the
On June 7, 1913, the supporters of the Industrial Workers of the World led textile worker strike in Paterson, New Jersey held the Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The
When we think of terrible labor standards in the 21st century economy, we may very well think of Wal-Mart and for good reason. But the real villain in the international clothing industry is Gap. That