American Labor History Timeline 1842 through 2008
Complete History of Labor Leaders in America
Samual Gompers - 1st AFL President 1886-1894 / 1896-1924- Excellent background on the longest serving President of the America Federation of Labor (36 Years)
John McBride 2nd AFL President from 1895 - 1896 - The Populist President of the American Federation of Labor:
William Green 3rd AFL President from 1924 - 1952 - An advocate of labor-management cooperation, legislated wage and benefit protections and industrial unionism
John L. Lewis 1st President of the CIO 1938 - 1940 - Lewis resigned in 1940 to focus on building the United Mine Workers
Philip Murray 2nd President of the CIO 1940 - 1952 - Murray was President of the CIO during a tumultuous time and transformed the movement into a powerful organization
Walter Reuther 3rd President of the CIO 1952-1955- Walter Reuther worked with George Meany to Unite the AFL and CIO in 1955
George Meany the 1st President of the AFL-CIO 1955 - 1979 - Meany built the AFL-CIO into an organization with a powerful voice in the political and legislative arena
Lane Kirkland 2nd President of the AFL-CIO 1979 - 1995 - Kirkland inherited a labor movement under heavy assault. Moving quickly to stem labor's decline
Tom Donahue 3rd President of the AFL-CIO 1995 - Donahue served as secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995 and president in 1995 when Kirkland retired
John Sweeney 4th President of the AFL-CIO 1995 - 2009- Sweeney was elected on a platform of revitalizing the AFL-CIOs 55 affiliated unions and 12.5 million members
Richard Trumpka 5th President of the AFL-CIO 2009 - 2021- Trumka was the nations clearest voice on the critical need to ensure that all workers have a good job
Elizabeth Shuler is the 6th President of the AFL-CIO 2021 - Liz Shuler is the 1st female to serve as the Federations President in its 66 year history
Labor Movement (The History Channel) - The History Channel account of the rise of the American Labor Movement
The Most Unionized States in America - List of States with the Most Union Representaion
A History of Workers Strikes in America Detailing Labors Battles through the years - Includes the Detroit Newspaper Strike of 1995-1997
Labor Wars in the United States Labor Disputes in America from 1874 - 1989 Presented by PBS
Timeline of Labor History in the United States - From Libcom.org
The Early Labor Movement - The start of the Organized Labor Movement in 1860 from the History Detectives
Labor Unions During the Great Depression and New Deal - The Future of the Labor Movement seemed bleak during the Great Depression
Unions Making History in America - Labors role in advancing civil liberties, social justice, and economic equality for all Americans.
A Short History of American Labor - From UnionWeb.org
25 Landmark moments for women in American labor history - Contributions that women have made to the labor movement and American history
Stories of Women in the Labor Movement - Labor History is Women's History
C.L.U.W. - Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is America's only national organization for union women
Women Leadership - The Women Leading Todays Historic Labor Movement
Breaking the Gender Barrier: - A Womans Place is in Her Union
11 Quotes from Women Labor Leaders - Here are eleven inspiring quotes from women labor leaders.
This is our time: - How women are taking over the labor movement.
Women in Labor History - Timeline of events from 1884 to 2008 involving women in the Labor Movement
We Mean Business - The Women of the American Labor Movement
Women and the American Labor Movement - A comprehensive account of the women who organized for labor rights and equality
Women in World History - A detailed Look at Women who were and are a force for Change in World History
The Importance of Unions for Workers of Color - Native Americans, African Americans, Latinos, and Pacific Islanders, have often pushed into lower wage jobs
African Americans in the American Labor Movement - A detailed look at African American labor history.
A Brief History of Labor, Race and Solidarty - A detailed look at African American labor history.
A House Divided: African American Workers Struggle Against Segregation - A detailed history of events Along the road to African American Rights in America
Unions offer women and minorities a better way of life - A Labor Day Study from the Boilermakers International Union
Unions Must Promote Diversity and Inclusion to Maintain Solidarity - Why Inclusion Matters to Unions and Workers
Building Bridges:
The Challenge of Organized Labor in Communities of Color - A New York University Article by Robin D.G. Kelly
History of Union Busting in the United States - Accounts of Union Busting from 1885 to Present Day
Union Busting Playbook - Playbook of Union Busting Pros and the real stores of workers who beat them
The Business of Union Busting - From Blackjacks to Briefcases: A History of Commercialized Strikebreaking and Union Busting in the United States
Modern Industrial Services - A Scab Provider - For over 25 years MIS has provided quality Scabs to fill in for striker (Sad that such businesses exist)
The Union Avoidance Industry in
the United States - Over the past 30 years US employers have waged one of the most successful anti-union wars ever
What Happened to Organized Labor? - Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich outlines massive shift in worker bargaining power
Why unions are good for workers, especially in a crisis like COVID-19 - A Report from the Economic Policy Institute
The Future of The Labor Movement After Richard Trumka - New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse discusses the labor movements future direction
Is Orgainzed Labor Making a Comeback? - From the Department of Labor Education Research at Cornell University
Support of labor unions is at 65%. heres whats behind the rise - Coronavirus pandemic may be causing support of labor unions
Unions have endured body blows for far too long. But the tide is turning. - A Report by New York Columnist Katrina vanden Heuvel
Unions are on the front lines in battle over worker protections - A Labor Report by Benjamin Pu of NBC News
What Organized Labor Wants From President Biden - Organized labor wants more than a return to the pre-Trump status quo.
Supreme Court Limits Governments Power to Aid Unions - Supreme Court ruling on Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid case
U.S. labor movement looks for path forward after Amazon defeat - Workers rejected the union at an Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) warehouse in Alabama
14 Of The Best Books About Unions, Organizing, and American Labor - Bookriot.com
How Unions Tried to Harness Pension Fund Clout to Aid Organizing Labors alliance with other large shareholders to rein in corporate power
Labor Movement in America - Progression of Unions in over 130 years
30 victories for workers' rights won by organized labor - Labor Victories from 1794-1993
Women in the American Labor Movement
Women in Labor History (From the Zinn Project) - The Zinn Education Project promotes the teaching of peoples history in the classroom across America
People of Color in the American Labor Movement
Attacks on Organized Labor in America
Anti-Union Violence - A look at Anti-Union Violence throughout History by wikipedia
Current Issues Facing Organized Labor and Future outlook
What is Next for the Labor Movement after Janus?
- Supreme Court judgment in Janus v. AFSCME on Wednesday, June 27 was a loss for Unions