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The Teamsters for a Democratic Union presents itself to workers as a rank-and-file organization. It is no such thing.

The 2023 UNITE Research Showcase is centered around elevating and promoting the importance of racial equity research at UK, across the Commonwealth and beyond. The event will take place 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Gatton Student Center.

Originally published at In These Times. In December 1972, coal miners rocked the American labor movement by electing three reformers as top officers of the Mine Workers (UMWA), a union which at the time boasted 200,000 members and a culture of workplace militancy without peer. In national balloting supervised by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Arnold Miller, Mike Trbovich

Originally published at In These Times. In December 1972, coal miners rocked the American labor movement by electing three reformers as top officers of the Mine Workers (UMWA), a union which at the time boasted 200,000 members and a culture of workplace militancy without peer. In national balloting supervised by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Arnold Miller, Mike Trbovich

In 1972, labor militants ousted corrupt and entrenched leadership at the mine workers' union in an unprecedented win.

Labor militants ousted entrenched leadership at the mine workers’ union in 1972.

"Ростех" Новый плавающий танк «Спрут-СДМ1» успешно завершил испытания в акватории Чёрного моря. РЕКЛАМА – ПРОДОЛЖЕНИЕ НИЖЕ Новую техн...

Most people are familiar with the politically motivated killings that punctuated the 1960s. From Medgar Evers to Robert Kennedy, bloodshed galvanized the antiwar, civil rights, and student movements, but eroded trust in government and higher education. The labor movement was no exception to the rule. On New Year’s Eve 1969 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, three gunmen shot Mine Workers (UMWA) leader Joseph “Jock” Yablonksi, his wife Margaret, and their daughter Charlotte as they slept. The k...