Staughton Lynd’s remarks on Solidarity Unionism Staughton Lynd's speech at the 2005 IWW Centenary in Chicago, Illinois.
Union maids Three women union activists tell their fascinating stories of organising in 1930s America, recounting their conflicts with bosses, police as well as their struggles against racism and sexism…
One day in July: Remembering the 1934 Minneapolis Teamster strike An article written on the 1934 strike in Minneapolis for the 'One Day in July' festival.
The 1946 General Strike of Rochester, New York An article about a general strike that happened in Rochester, NY over the AFL's efforts in organizing city workers.
Holiday! The Lansing general strike of 1937 A summary of the 1937 Lansing 'Labor Holiday', a general strike in the city in response to police raids on union organizers.
The battle of the overpass - Jenny Nolan An article from The Detroit News describing a 1937 incident in which UAW organizers, in their attempts to leaflet at a factory in the Detroit…
The Memorial Day massacre Daniel J. Leab looks at the different accounts of The Memorial Day Massacre, an incident in 1937 in which Chicago police killed 10 strikers.
American labor on the defensive: A 1940’s odyssey - Stan Weir An article by Stan Weir surveying the effects World War II and the post-war years had on CIO unions…
The American revolution: Pages from a negro worker's notebook In 1963, drawing on his own experience as a factory worker and radical militant, James Boggs wrote…
Testimony of a black worker - Charles Denby Extracts from Charles Denby's excellent autobiographical work, Indignant Heart - Testimony of a Black Worker. The extracts describe his…
The origins of the union shop - Tom Wetzel Article about the practice and limitations of union (closed) shops in the US workers' movement in the 1930s and 40s. In particular it examines…
Wartime strikes: The struggle against the no-strike pledge in the UAW during World War II - Martin Glaberman Martin Glaberman's examination of American car industry workers wildcat strike wave…