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 ...

Black women have played a crucial yet, often overlooked role in the labor union movement, fighting for both workers’ rights and racial justice. Despite facing discrimination from both employers and ...

*Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, is a time to honor the contributions of workers to the economic and social fabric of the nation. While its origins date back to the labor ...

While the proponents of “abundance” may vary in their disposition toward unions, many of the organizations bankrolling the movement seek to roll back the power of organized labor. Machinists Union ...

This article explains that there are significant differences between the labor movement and the socialist/anarchist movement.

In my recently released book, “Prayer and Pen: The Prayers and Legacy of Carl Murphy, Publisher of the AFRO-American Newspapers 1922-1967,” you’ll find more than 100 prayers and commentaries on a ...

When authoritarianism rears its head, the labor movement needs to be at the center of opposing it. And right now, unions need to be at the center of the burgeoning movement against Donald Trump’s ...

As Trump prepares to escalate attacks on unions and immigrant workers, the labor movement must build power to stop him.

If you’ve spent any time around the labor movement, you’ve probably heard the saying: “an injury to one is an injury to all.” This is a core principle of our movement, not just because we care for our ...

The Constitution, properly interpreted, protects workers. But the Trump administration isn’t going to enforce those protections unless labor fights for them. Over the past half century, the Supreme ...

Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first Monday in May each year, but not the United States and Canada. Instead, Americans and Canadians have celebrated Labor Day as ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. Most of the world observes International Workers’ Day on May 1 or the first ...