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December 31, 2003
Union’s Anti-Discrimination Stance At Heart of WWII- Era Transit Strike
For five tense days in august 1944, a renegade faction of Philadelphia’s transit workers brought the city’s 2,600 trolleys, buses and trains to a standstill. The wildcat strike – staged to keep Black workers out of highe...
October 31, 2003
Moe, Remembered
Feisty, fiery, irascible, crusty, blunt, and tough — all terms used on the national stage, and with regularity, to describe Morris “Moe” Biller, who died Sept. 5, 2003, in New York. Moe was described in such ways for mos...
October 31, 2003
Moe, Remembered
Feisty, fiery, irascible, crusty, blunt, and tough — all terms used on the national stage, and with regularity, to describe Morris “Moe” Biller, who died Sept. 5, 2003, in New York. Moe was described in such ways for mos...
June 30, 2003
Newspaper Union Survives 150 Years of Changes, Then All But Disappears
In the middle of the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg combined his knowledge of molten metal with a colleague’s wine press to create the first publication to rely on reusable type. The German goldsmith’s invention of “mo...
June 30, 2003
Newspaper Union Survives 150 Years of Changes, Then All But Disappears
In the middle of the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg combined his knowledge of molten metal with a colleague’s wine press to create the first publication to rely on reusable type. The German goldsmith’s invention of “mo...
April 30, 2003
Labor Organizing Changed the Hawaiian Islands Forever
The birth of the Hawaiian labor movement was a painful experience, marked by a number of failed job actions on the islands’ sugar-cane plantations over the course of 50 years. The largely Asian workforce learned bitter l...
April 30, 2003
Labor Organizing Changed the Hawaiian Islands Forever
The birth of the Hawaiian labor movement was a painful experience, marked by a number of failed job actions on the islands’ sugar-cane plantations over the course of 50 years. The largely Asian workforce learned bitter l...
February 28, 2003
Dolores Huerta
While almost everyone is familiar with Cesar Chavez, relatively few know the name of Dolores Huerta, the cofounder of the United Farm Workers Union.
February 28, 2003
Dolores Huerta
While almost everyone is familiar with Cesar Chavez, relatively few know the name of Dolores Huerta, the cofounder of the United Farm Workers Union.
December 31, 2002
The Alliance That Began With the Brotherhood
As the civil war divided the nation figuratively, transcontinental rail travel brought it together literally. The nation’s railroad system also brought together for the first time Black workers and the labor movement. Fr...
December 31, 2002
The Alliance That Began With the Brotherhood
As the civil war divided the nation figuratively, transcontinental rail travel brought it together literally. The nation’s railroad system also brought together for the first time Black workers and the labor movement. Fr...
October 31, 2002
Titanic Postal Clerks
In the 90 years since it departed England on its only journey, the R.M.S. Titanic has remained of unwavering great interest, with the focus tending towards its design or the actions of its many famous passengers.
October 31, 2002
Titanic Postal Clerks
In the 90 years since it departed England on its only journey, the R.M.S. Titanic has remained of unwavering great interest, with the focus tending towards its design or the actions of its many famous passengers.
August 31, 2002
Remembering Father George Higgins
From the California grape fields to the Kentucky coal mines, and in the halls of Congress, Father Higgins marched with striking workers, offered benedictions at union meetings, and tried to persuade politicians that work...
August 31, 2002
Remembering Father George Higgins
From the California grape fields to the Kentucky coal mines, and in the halls of Congress, Father Higgins marched with striking workers, offered benedictions at union meetings, and tried to persuade politicians that work...
June 30, 2002
A Look Back: Glen L. Howard
The early days of the union movement were difficult times for workers who dared to fight for better wages and working conditions, and we should never forget the hardships that many early unionists suffered in order to wi...
June 30, 2002
A Look Back: Glen L. Howard
The early days of the union movement were difficult times for workers who dared to fight for better wages and working conditions, and we should never forget the hardships that many early unionists suffered in order to wi...
April 29, 2002
Detroit postal workers protest over working conditions
Detroit postal workers protest over working conditions
April 29, 2002
Labor groups push for protection for workers, neighbors
Labor groups push for protection for workers, neighbors
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
Postal workers rally to protest employee shortages, conditions resulting in mail delays
April 29, 2002
Detroit postal workers protest over working conditions
Detroit postal workers protest over working conditions
April 29, 2002
Postal worker union members picket Topeka post office
Postal worker union members picket Topeka post office
April 29, 2002
Detroit postal workers call for change in working conditions
Detroit postal workers call for change in working conditions
April 29, 2002
Postal workers call for full staffing
Postal workers call for full staffing
April 29, 2002
Postal workers rally in Colonie
Postal workers rally in Colonie
April 29, 2002
Postal Service workers to protest in Twin Cities as a part of nationwide union effort
Postal Service workers to protest in Twin Cities as a part of nationwide union effort