labor strikes

Many early Wyoming coal towns had thriving Black communities.

It’s a simple process that recurs throughout history: workers see injustice, they organize each other, and they fight for change.

Uniting for better wages and working conditions, a remarkably diverse coalition of laborers faced off against agribusiness.

The first major general strike in the United States coincided with the last major pandemic. Here’s the full story.

It wasn’t simply a static symbol – the “blade” actually moved.

Over 136,000 GM workers participated in the strike in Flint, Michigan that became known as 'the strike heard round the world.'

Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

A new book tells the history of America through its workplace struggles.

On the history (and future) of class struggle in America.

The history of labor strikes shows that, in order to achieve lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

We've all heard about Black Power, but what about Teacher Power–a teachers' rights movement recently reawakened?

More than anything else, the Watsonville Canning strike was a fight against national oppression.

Southern segregation, racism and a militarized police meant the plan was destined to fail.

Labor unrest harmed Democrats in the 1960s and 1970s. This time the GOP might be the loser.

These women came ready to fight.

On the teachers' strike in West Virginia.

Eighty years ago, striking workers in Chicago were shot down by police. It transformed the course of labor rights in the US.

A primary source set and teaching guide created by educators.

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

Clarence Darrow’s unfinished work.