Labor movement

one big union, the hand that will rule the world. IWW Industrial Workers of the World Wobblies. Trade Union Labor Movement History.

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Take a look back at one of the controversial chapters in America’s 19th‑century labor movement.

I have avoided writing on China employment law because it is so complicated and so localized. My fear has been that any single article can only scratch the surface. But my firm’s China employment lawyer, Grace Yang, has convinced me that I need to write something on China employment law, if [...]

Celebrate the American workforce with these bits of trivia.

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Labor Movement in the Industrial Revolution - The labor movement first began during the time period of the Industrial Revolution, in the 19th century. At the time, working-class people were often exploited by wealthy owners and treated horribly. To bett

On this day in 1911, New Yorkers watched in horror as young women and children leaped from the upper floors of a garment sweatshop engulfed in flames. Just east of Washington Square Park in Greenwi…

Labor Day is about celebrating workers’ rights and the labor movement. Here’s everything you need to know about labor unions, what they’ve accomplished, and why they’re controversial.

At the height of its power during the 1930s and 1940s, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was one of the most important and progressive unions in the United States