Incarcerated people in the US are routinely forced to work for low pay or no pay, while state governments are saving billions of dollars—and private corporations are making billions of ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier and Dave Schwan talk about the history of the American labor movement as well as the legacy of comedian Jerry Lewis and what was an annual tradition on Labor Day weekend, the ...

v. 1. From colonial times to the founding of the American federation of labor.--v. 2. From the founding of the American federation of labor to the emergence of American imperialism.--v. 3. The ...

We are the salt of the earth : conditions among Mexican workers in the early Great Depression years -- Gaining strength through the union : Mexican labor upheavals in the era of the NRA -- "Do you see ...

Celebrated annually on the first Monday in September, Labor Day recognizes the contributions of American laborers and the achievements of the labor movement. It also serves as a time for family ...