Why 9 to 5 Is More Relevant Than Ever
More than forty years after 9 to 5 became a cultural phenomenon, Dolly Parton joins Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and others to revisit the groundbreaking comedy and the real-world issues…
How Islam Influenced Black Americans in 1920s Chicago | American Muslims: A History Revealed
The 1920s saw a revival in Islam among Black Americans fleeing poverty and persecution in the Jim Crow South. In Northern cities including Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, and New York,…
Cloth and Complicity: Seth Rockman on Plantations, Textiles, and the Art of Weaving
Some people might think this book offers a smoking gun of complicity: Aha, those sanctimonious New Englanders were just as tied to slavery as the Southerners! But complicity seems too…
Detroit Industry Murals at the DIA inspires DIA Workers United
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How Hulk Hogan Ruined Wrestling Unions
Published May 9, 2022 Hilariously, Hogan’s own daughter, Brooke questioned why professional wrestling had no union and a quick Google Search told her that her father was responsible for the…
Battle of Century City
On 15 June 1990, the Battle of Century City took place, as police in Los Angeles attacked striking janitors and their supporters during a peaceful Service Employees International Union demonstration.…
Sarah E. Bond on Ancient Art, Wages, and Strikes: A 3000-Year-Old History of Labor
At Hyperallergic, we take pride in covering protesting museum workers who take to the streets. But few realize that these workers are taking part in a practice that’s as old…
The Memphis sanitation strike
Mayor Henry Loeb refused to recognize the strike and rejected the City Council vote, insisting that only he possessed the power to recognize the union.
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Pittston Coal strike
The strike, which lasted from April 5, 1989 to February 20, 1990, resulted from Pittston’s termination of health care benefits for approximately 1,500 retirees, widows, and disabled miners.