Once a major part of Pittsburgh history, the mills of Homestead, Pennsylvania, are no more. Once the site of one of the most important battles of the American labor movement, today’s Homestead is a vastly different place. Now it is an open shopping mall, with only the open hearth stacks left standing to commemorate the ...
Most of us today think of Labor Day as the last long weekend of summer. Labor Day signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall. We are told not to wear white after Labor Day, while school kids know that they now have to think seriously about getting homework done. Labor Day, however, ...
Abstract Globalization, feminism and the labor movement, terms not initially considered jointly as crucially defining self-identity. But as the saying goes, politics makes strange bedfellows. The globalization of feminism can be attributed to the speared of capitalism abroad. Women are shifting to new role identities from the relational mother, to that of the provider (traditionally ...
Prior to the 1860s, at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, there were a small number of trade associations of skilled craftsmen, but little if anything that we would today recognize as labor unions. Soon that began to change. The National Labor Union was the first union that made any significant progress toward uniting workers ...
Nearly everyone today knows of and celebrates Labor Day. It is celebrated annually on the first Monday in September and to most, it signifies the end of summer and beach vacations. This holiday may mean more than you think. What originally brought about Labor Day was actually a result of the momentous labor movement that ...
If you’re driving down I-55 in Central Illinois, you’re likely to miss the sign for Mount Olive, Illinois. Some observant people might notice the sign for the Mother Jones Monument located in Mount Olive. Few are likely to stop. However, if you enjoy your history, follow the signs toward the Mother Jones Monument, and you’ll ...
