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 ...

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 ...

Self-employment, freelance and gig work are here to stay. As a society, let's end the debate over stay-at-home moms and career women.

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 ...

"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 ...

Rock Island County Democrats celebrated organized labor in the Quad Cities with their annual holiday picnic. Three U.S Senate ...

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

McIntire talks about the first labor movements dating back to 1882 in New York. He says in 1894 congress established the ...

Maternal and newborn deaths are rising globally, not just in low- and middle-income countries, but in wealthy nations too. Researchers have described the situation as a "global failure" and a "major ...

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 ...