The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the Postal Service began on March 18, 1970, with a walkout of letter carriers in Brooklyn and Manhattan who were demanding better wages.
Ultimately, 210,000 (in 30 cities) of the nation’s 750,000 postal employees participated in the wildcat strike.
The first mass work stoppage in the 195-year history of the Postal Service began on March 18, 1970, with a walkout of letter carriers in Brooklyn and Manhattan who were demanding better wages.
In the town of Matewan, the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum sits at the site of a historic battle which erupted in May of 1920, setting into motion a chain of events that led to the largest armed uprising in the United States since our civil war.
Women Have Always Worked: Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018.
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In early summer 1982 an estimated 20,000 garment workers in New York City, members of ILGWU Local 23-25 and mostly Chinese immigrant women, walked off the job in protest. This collection from LaborArts memorializes the 40th anniversary of this historic action.
On November 23, 1909, more than 20,000 Yiddish-speaking immigrants, mostly young women in their teens and early twenties, launched an eleven-week general strike in New York’s shirtwaist industry. Dubbed the Uprising of the 20,000, it was the largest strike by women to date in American history.
Part of the City University of New York, the American Social History Project is a recognized leader in effective, engaging history education. Who Built America Badges for History Education is designed for Grade 7-12 teachers
The Westinghouse Works Collection contains 21 actuality films showing various views of Westinghouse companies. Most prominently featured are the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, and the Westinghouse Machine Company. The films were intended to showcase the company’s operations. Exterior and…
Through the Montana Memory Project, the Montana Historical Society has created a rich archive of hundreds of interviews detailing the history of workers in key industries in Montana. The interviews capture the stories of laborers, labor leadership, and support industry workers, from the expansion in…
This multimedia website explores the history and consequences of the Seattle General Strike of 1919. Below you will find original research articles, digitized newspaper articles and other important documents, photographs, and extensive bibliographic materials. Visit site
This project, directed by Peter Cole of Western Illinois University and Franklin N. Cosey-Gay of the hicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention, is working to document and commemorate the 1919 riot with an online exhibit that includes biographies of those killed. Visit site
