Labor

Blog posts about events or people associated with labor unions, laboring people, strikes, and working conditions.

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    The 1926 UK General Strike and the 1920s Battle for Labor

    On May 3, 1926, the UK Trade Union declared a General Strike in sympathy of striking coal miners. The Coal Miners decided to strike because their bosses, the Coal Barons,…

  • Feed the World and Save the League, November 24, 1920

    Introduction Jane Addams (1860-1935) was a well-known social reformer, suffragist and the founder of the Hull-House settlement. During World War I, Addams became one of the United States’ best-known pacifists.…

  • The ups and downs of the 1920’s

    Matthew Blair Whenever people talk about the 1920’s I immediately think about jazz. Jazz had enormous influence on dances, fashion, the youth culture and race relations. Growing up my grandparents…

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