Labor

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

  • A headline from the October 18, 1927 edition of the Daily Times. It reads "Coal Mining Stops as Workers Quit."

    The Columbine Mine Massacre

    Overview Planning the Strike The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike marked an intense period in the state’s labor history. In August of 1927, leaders of the International Workers of the World…

  • La Matanza: The Banana Massacre in American and Colombian History

    Introduction On December 5th, 1928, Colombian laborers and their families gathered at Ciénaga’s train station to negotiate the terms of their strike against the United Fruit Company with the Governor…

  • The Banana Massacre: A Story of Corporate Violence 

    On December 5th, 1928, Colombian laborers and their families gathered at Ciénaga’s train station to negotiate the terms of their strike against the United Fruit Company with the Governor of…

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: Nellie Tayloe Ross Becomes The First Woman Governor in the U.S

    Nellie Tayloe Ross Becomes The First Woman Governor in the U.S

    Overview Ross’ Early Years Nellie Tayloe Ross was born on November 29, 1876, in St. Joseph, Missouri, on a plantation owned by her maternal grandfather in Andrew County. Her parents…

  • Thumbnail for the post titled: The Nixon Nitration Explosion

    The Nixon Nitration Explosion

    Overview The Nixon Nitration Works was a factory that manifactured highly flamable materials like cellulose nitrate and the lack of supervison in the factory caused the huge disater of March…

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross: The New Woman and Politics

    Women’s lives had changed significantly from the late 19th century into the 1920s. They became more involved in politics and increasingly joined the workforce. This challenged the traditional ideas of…

  • The Radium Girls — a 1920s “New Woman”

    The Radium Girls, a group of girls who sued the United States Radium Corporation 1928, were a prime example of the struggles and shortcomings of the “New Woman” of the…

  • The Radium Girls Court Trial

    Overview — A History of Radium and the Girls Who Suffered From It Discovery of Radium Radium, the 88th element on the periodic table, was discovered by Marie and Paul…

  • 1926 UK General Strike

    Overview: Nobody knew it at the time but, nine days in 1926 would change the course of UK Labor History forever. These nine days in 1926 were anything but normal…

  • 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.…

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