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Labor Day Black History: Honoring A. Philip Randolph and Black labor unions

The first Monday of September marks the end of summer every year in the US. It’s also the day workers’ rights advocates pushed to...

How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain wears a shirt reading ‘Trump is a Scab’ at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. Andrew...

Democratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to wither

Delegates cheer during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. AP Photo/Paul Sancya by Robert Forrant, UMass Lowell I wonder what my dad,...

Remembering the 1932 Ford Hunger March: Detroit park honors labor and environmental history

by Paul Draus, University of Michigan-Dearborn The intersection of Fort Street and Oakwood Boulevard in southwest Detroit today functions mostly as a thoroughfare for trucks...

A memorial in Yiddish, Italian and English tells the stories of Triangle Shirtwaist fire victims − testament not only to tragedy but to immigrant...

New York City commemorated the 108th anniversary of the fire in 2019. Spencer Platt/Getty Images by Karla Goldman, University of Michigan The 10-story Brown Building, site of...

Waves of strikes rippling across the US seem big, but the total number of Americans walking off the job remains historically low

Maryam Rouillard puts her fist in the air on Aug. 8, 2023, while taking part in a one-day strike by Los Angeles municipal workers...

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