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Labor History: November 2024 Blog
Disclaimer: These words are the author’s personal views and do not reflect the Labor Guild’s opinion.NOVEMBER 23 1170 B.C. – “History’s first recorded (on papyrus) strike by Egyptians working on…
Read More2024 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…
Read MoreApril 2024 Labor History Blog: The Ludlow Massacre
by David Kowalski, Former Executive Director of The Labor Guild The Gilded Age From the immediate post-Civil War period into the 1900’s we entered what was called the “Gilded Age”.…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Longtime Member Kevin J. Murray
The Guild mourns the passing of longtime member Kevin J. Murray. Kevin worked for the NRLB for over 40 years and after his departure worked for the Massachusetts Department of…
Read MoreMarch 2024 Labor History Blog: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
by David Kowalski, Former Executive Director of The Labor Guild Much has been written about this tragedy, and many documentaries and films have been produced about it. Should my very…
Read MoreFuneral Homily For Fr. Patrick Sullivan, C.S.C.
“Pat Sullivan was larger than life. He had a passionate vitality for social justice. It is that which stoked his extraordinary energy and zeal. There was no stopping his steel…
Read More“The Dignity of Work”: A Homily by Fr. Patrick Sullivan, C.S.C.
In 2011, Fr. Pat gave this powerful homily at St. John’s University School of Law in Queens, New York as part of the “Theology of Work and The Dignity of…
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Former Labor Guild Executive Secretary and Chaplain, Fr. Patrick Sullivan, C.S.C.
The Guild mourns the passing of our former Executive Secretary and Chaplain, Fr. Patrick Sullivan, C.S.C. Fr. Pat administered the Guild from 2009-2012. Please see the full notice below, furnished…
Read MoreCatholic Labor Network Blog
The Guild was recently featured in a blog published by the Catholic Labor Network. We are grateful for them having selected us for this feature! They interviewed current Labor Guild…
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