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 recent growth of the labor movement also owes much to well-known ... emerging labor leaders — and inspire workers to rise up together. "The situation is, without question, daunting.

Democrats spent more than $20 million last year to end then-Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s congressional career. Now, ...

Discover the collaboration between Black press and the Black labor union movement in this insightful chapter from Dr. Frances 'Toni' Draper's book.

There is no question that the Democratic Party, once the party of the working class, is now the party of the professional ...

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 the new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A century ago, the labor movement in New York City planned and ... The brand-new red- brick towers loomed above the dilapidated low-rise tenements of the Lower East Side. This was where the ...

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 ...