Learn about the history and significance of International Workers' Day, celebrated on May 1 to honor labor contributions and ...

A new exhibit at Charlotte Street Foundation highlights the power of design in one of Kansas City’s most successful labor ...

When 220 baristas became union members at Heine Brothers cafés and roasteries across Louisville, Kentucky, in late 2022, baristas at nearby Sunergos Coffee were inspired. “We thought, ‘If they can do ...

They might not get as much praise and recognition, but Black women have served as the driving force and the foundation of many of the most transformative and important movements. It’s a cycle that ...

Labor Day 2022 seemed to me “the most promising moment for unions in several decades.” That year, young workers were trying to organize new unions from coast to coast, and labor unions enjoyed over 70 ...

After spending more than 25 combined years promoting the trade union movement and protecting the right to organize in the United States and around the world, we see the report “And Still I Rise: Black ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely celebrated for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement, but a new exhibit in Catherwood Library seeks to shed light on his lesser-known role in the history of ...

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist ...

Pensions are not considered the sexiest corner of the labor movement. But they are one of the most important. The final frontier of thought about the labor movement’s pension money is the realization ...

With Labor Day kicking off the month, it’s an appropriate time to consider the meaning of the holiday, not just as a summer sendoff and ushering in of fall, but as a holiday meant to honor the ...

The AFL-CIO begins a big push this week to build momentum for comprehensive changes to the nation's immigration laws. But it wasn't long ago that organized labor viewed illegal workers in the U.S. as ...