Abby Zimet: The Ludlow Massacre
Last week marked the 108th anniversary of what Wallace Stegner called “one of the bleakest and blackest episodes of American labor history,” when armed thugs hired by John Rockefeller Jr. burned down … Continue reading
April 26, 2022 · Leave a comment
Video: The Work That Makes All Other Work Possible
Activist Ai-Jen Poo shares her efforts to secure equal rights and fair wages for domestic workers and explains how we can all be inspired by them. “Think like a domestic worker who shows up and cares no matter what,” she says.
July 28, 2019 · 1 Comment
Howard Zinn and Woody Guthrie: Ludlow Massacre, April 20, 1914
The Ludlow Massacre was one of the deadliest attacks on striking workers in U.S. history. Shortly after Woodrow Wilson took office there began in Colorado one of the most bitter … Continue reading
September 1, 2014 · 1 Comment
Low-Wage Workers Movement Flexes Its Muscles Nationwide
Employees of the fast-food industry demand $15 minimum wage and better workplace protections as actions expected in 150 cities across the country Fast-food workers are out in force nationwide on … Continue reading →