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National Domestic Workers Alliance – New York

History Sites, National Domestic Workers Alliance, ResourcesJanuary 3, 2022

Domestic work is the work that makes all other work possible. Together, we can win the protections and recognition that this vital American workforce needs. Join us today!

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Domestic work is the work that makes all other work possible. Together, we can win the protections and recognition that this vital American workforce needs. Join us today!

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Not long ago, in the pages of this journal, I argued a number of propositions about the current state of historical research in the area of teacher unionism. One of those propositions was that a full explanation of the history of teacher union activity in the U.S.A. quite likely would require a three-pronged analysis involving the local, state, and national arenas.

View: Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912 – Book Resource

Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912 – Book Resource

History Sites, Lawrence, Local and Regional Resources, Massachusetts, Resources, Zinn Education Project

One of the most significant struggles for workers’ rights began on January 12, 1912, in Lawrence, Mass., when thousands of textile workers began a walkout that would come to be known as the Bread and Roses Strike, the Lawrence Textile Strike, and the Singing Strike. Read an overview and find teaching resources below.

View: UTLA & LAUSD bargaining proposals: Side by side summary

UTLA & LAUSD bargaining proposals: Side by side summary

California, Los Angeles, Media, PDF, PDF WTM, PDF WTM Los Angeles, Research Collections, Resources, UTLA - United Teachers Los Angeles, When Teachers Mobilize

A report covering salary, class size & staffing, academic freedom, shared decision making, assignments and more.

View: What Are Community Schools?

What Are Community Schools?

California, Los Angeles, Media, PDF, PDF WTM, PDF WTM Los Angeles, Research Collections, Resources, UTLA - United Teachers Los Angeles, When Teachers Mobilize

UTLA believes every child has a right to attend a high-quality Sustainable Community School in their neighborhood.

Group of striking women-shirtwaist workers in New York City, circa 1909.

View: Uprising of 20,000 (1909)

Uprising of 20,000 (1909)

History Sites, Jewish Women's Archive, Protests, Strikes & Rallies, Resources

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.

View: Mother Jones Museum

Mother Jones Museum

History Sites, Local and Regional Resources, Resources

Mother Jones Museum is the website of the Mother Jones Heritage Project, a 501-c-3 non-profit. We are guided by the philosophy & model of Mother Jones, whose base was in Chicago, but who went across the US to organize and fight for justice.

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