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The rise of codetermination in Germany shows how worker power through unions can transform the economy.

The fall campaign season of 1916 brought the famous labor organizer Mother Jones, (Mary Harris Jones) to Knox County. Mother Jones spoke to the coal miners at Bicknell on the

You’ve heard that organized labor brought us the eight-hour workday. Well, it wasn’t easy. Here’s a timeline of how we all got weekends off.

It's so much more than a three-day weekend.

From the editorial: "The progress from the days of virtual worker dungeons in the late 1800s is reflected in the rich labor history of Duluth and the Northland."

Learn the origins of Labor Day, plus more fascinating history behind the day.

Today in History 3 September: Get here what happened on 3 September related to famous personalities, Indian - World history events, birthdays, deaths, sports, politics, music etc.

The strike threat—and the threat to the national economy—isnt exactly over. And history has some lessons for lawmakers.

When the US government began tracking worker's hours in 1890 they found the average workweek for manufacturing employees was a whopping 100 hours.

Labor day plans began during the era of 12 hour work days, 6 days a week. Workers needed a break — but we still find many workers at their jobs today on a holiday intended for them.