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2024 October Blog
Disclaimer: This work is the author’s personal views and interpretations, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Labor Guild.By 1935, workers felt like they could finally take a…
Read MoreSeptember Blog: The Pullman Strike
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this blog post are those of the writer/author, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Labor Guild. There was…
Read MoreAugust History Blog: 1921 Matewan Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain
Disclaimer: These words are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the Labor Guild’s opinion. Two bloody incidences happened in West Virginia in 1921. The first was…
Read MoreLabor History Blog July 2024: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877
This month we will talk about the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, which began on July 14 and ended on August 2.There were many railroad strikes during the 1800’s. For…
Read MoreLabor Life Update Highlights
Explore the latest Labor Life highlights & photo galleries Video History Project On Friday, May 17th, the Guild welcomed Carol M- Rosenbaum Productions to Braintree to produce a portion of…
Read MoreCalifornia fines Amazon approximately six million dollars for alleged labor violations
A link to the Washington Post’s coverage of the allegations is below. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/18/amazon-fine-labor-law-california
Read MoreJune 2024 Labor History Blog: The Homestead Strike
by David Kowalski, Former Executive Director of The Labor Guild I cannot go into the Homestead Steel Strike without first setting the stage or the climate of the times. Andrew…
Read MoreMay 2024 Labor History Blog: May Day
by David Kowalski, Former Executive Director of The Labor Guild This month, I am going to talk about the May Day Riot in Chicago in 1896. Labor is just one…
Read MoreCatholicTV Mass For May Day 2024
The Labor Guild was honored to have our Executive Director, Fr. Marc Fallon, C.S.C., say mass live on CatholicTV for the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker/May Day, on Wednesday…
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn From the History of American Labor Law?
by Howard B. Lenow, Founding Partner, Lenow & McCarthy and Labor Guild School Instructor *Disclaimer: The views expressed in this essay are my own and do not necessarily reflect the…
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