Our Labor History Timeline
AFL-CIO offers a lengthy list of events in the history of the US labor movement. Some early highlights: 1843 Lowell [Mass.] Female Labor Reform Association begins public petitioning for 10-hour day 1869 Colored National Labor Union formed 1909 Unorganized immigrant...
Celebrating the labor in Labor Day
Dear Chester County Democrat: Happy Labor Day. We have less than two months until the polls open. And about a month until we start mailing back our Mail-In Ballots! As you enjoy this long holiday weekend, it occurred to me that not everyone understands why we...
AFL-CIO honors Labor Day 2020
AFL–CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) has been, since it was formed in 1955, the country’s largest federation of unions in the United States, comprising over 50 labor unions with 12,000,000 active or retired members....
Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna Unveil Essential Workers Bill of Rights
from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s site, 4/13/20 Washington, D.C. – Today, United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) unveiled a proposal for an Essential Workers Bill of Rights to protect frontline workers during the...
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