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Founder of the American Federation of Labor, set the groundwork for future Labor movements. -
A union Strike at the homestead steel mill, one of the first and most heavily resisted strikes. -
A fire at a factory in which workers were locked inside. Made way for proper safety precautions, fire exits, worker's rights. -
Girls were employed by watch manufacturers to apply Radium Paint to watch faces, and slowly poisoned themselves with radiation unknowingly, because the manufacturer made them put the paintbrush in their mouths instead of in water. This tragedy of unsafety helped provide workers with many rights in the aftermath, like insuring they were provided proper safety equipment and the ability to use their employers. -
Organized strikes, and was apart of one of the largest in San Antonio. Made great strides in worker's protections for women -
Leader of the United Automobile Workers, UAW, one of the most impactful and large unions even by modern standards, and took great strides in ensuring nonviolent protest. They tried to kill him twice! -
Influential baseball player which advocated for the worker's rights of athletes. -
Podcast by Holly and Tracy -
Poem by Pedro Pietri -
Organizer of immigrant farmer workers, advocate for peaceful organized protest and unions. -
Speech by Cesar Chavez -
Article by Andrea Hsu