Albert Parsons, a leader of the fight for the eight hour day, was arrested for the murders of seven policemen on May 4th 1886 and executed on November 11, 1887. Six years later the Illinois governor publicly acknowledged that Parsons and the seven other convicted...
In the last five years, right wing politicians have successfully imposed restrictions on unions, mainly limiting what unions can bargain over, and the right of unions to automatically collect dues. The vulnerability of unions to these attacks lies in the fact that...
Last month in Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker signed the latest in a series of so-called “right to work” laws that have been passed in half the states in the country. In most of the 25 states that have passed these laws, unemployment is usually higher than average,...
This month, 101 years ago, was the Ludlow Massacre, one of the most brutal events in a violent 14-month strike against poverty wages and dangerous working conditions by coal miners in Colorado. Seven months into the strike, on April 20th, 1914, about 1200 strikers and...
A deal is being struck in order to tighten the control of U.S. corporations on the world markets that will have huge consequences for workers in the United States, Asia, and everywhere else – the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The ruling class of the U.S. wants the...
