In 2001, UC Santa Cruz history professor Dana Frank was asked by the U.S. Labor Education in the Americas Project (US/LEAP), a Chicago nonprofit, to develop a union label for the U.S. banana market.

They might not get as much praise and recognition, but Black women have served as the driving force and the foundation of many of the most transformative and important movements. It’s a cycle that ...

"Conversations" about domestic labor -- Women, civil rights, and grassroots mobilization -- A new day for domestic workers -- Intimacy, labor, and professionalization -- Space, place, and new models ...

For many of us, Labor Day is a time for fun with family and friends. But there is more to the end-of-summer festivities than ...

Labor Day is observed the first Monday in September as a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers.

Deftly directed by Stages' artistic director Derek Charles Livingston, the world premiere of Maggie Lou Rader's "Let. Her. Rip" draws us into an 1888 strike led by the London Match Women Labor ...

In a world being rapidly reshaped by artificial intelligence, political rollbacks, and widening wage gaps, a dynamic panel of Black women leaders gathered at the 2025 Essence Festival of Culture to ...

Throughout history, Chicago has been at the center of the American Labor Movement. On Saturday, union members celebrated ...

Deftly directed by Stages’ artistic director Derek Charles Livingston, the world premiere of Maggie Lou Rader’s “Let. Her. Rip” draws us into an 1888 strike led by the London Match Women Labor ...