The Knights of Labor union founded in 1869 took the movement to a new level drawing a national membership. The ethos of the Knights was to include anyone involved in production, which helped its ...

The Knights of Labor union founded in 1869 took the movement to a new level drawing a national membership. The ethos of the Knights was to include anyone involved in production, which helped its ...

A longstanding debate within the labor movement has been how to balance union organizing campaigns against electing friendly politicians. The calculus is not a simple one. Union organizing is ...

Mind you, it’s not yet comparable to the rise of industrial unions in the 1930s. But the movement is growing, and it is using new and innovative approaches to empower workers. Today a great deal of ...

Why is the 4B movement on the rise in the U.S ... In addition to this, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, women on average are paid 84% of what a man is paid while working full-time ...

But his connection to the labor movement began much earlier ... Nee recalls a standoff with growers armed with shotguns. Nee’s rise in Rhode Island labor really began in 1976, when he decided ...