Monday, March 25, the 113th anniversary of the Triangle Fire was commemorated at the site where the tragedy took place on that day. 146 workers, mostly young women, died as
Several months after advocates unveiled a permanent memorial to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the annual ceremony marking the date of one of the nation’s most deadly and consequential industrial
It’s not surprising that after major UAW wins recently in Detroit, other autoworkers are looking to join the successful union. Just recently, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN., filed a petition
A new survey has found that 60% of U.S. registered voters have a favorable opinion of high-speed rail, a transportation system that is currently expanding, notably in California. Over 30
During Women’s History Month, it’s a good time to focus on both celebrating gains, noting losses, and marking inequities for women. In New York, women workers are still stuck in
SUNY’s faculty and staff union bolstered the fight against a plan to reduce or potentially close and transfer services at the existing SUNY Downstate’s University Hospital in East Flatbush on
At a Senate Labor Committee hearing, UAW President Shawn Fain, fresh from his union’s recent contract wins in Detroit, spoke truth to power when he pointed the finger at who
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority celebrated National Transit Employee Appreciation Day on Monday by sending out its executives to spend time with the system’s transit workers and highlight some exceptional employees.
Though the recent wave of unionization has spurred investors to call on Starbucks and Amazon to respect workers’ rights, these attitudes have not always been popular. Amalgamated Bank, however, is
Today, it’s difficult to imagine ten-year-old children working sixteen hours a day in dangerous conditions such as mines or textile mills with limited regulations, but in the nineteenth century, this
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