Uppity Sinclair and the Battle of Liberty Hill
In the early evening of May 15, 1923, Upton Sinclair stood before a crowd on Liberty Hill in San Pedro. Known for years as a muckraker and radical author, Sinclair […]
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And you thought 8 hours was tough . . .
Not long ago, American workers spent the majority of their waking hours ar work. It was common for them to toil six 12-hour days a week in their jobs. In […]
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Mother Jones: The Miner’s Angel and Labor’s Hell-Raiser
Among the gravesites in the old Union Miners Cemetery in Mount Olive, Illinois, there stands a monument dedicated to and elderly woman, Mary “Mother” Jones. Standing no more than five […]
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: The Legacy of Sweatshop Labor
Above the bustling streets of New York City, just before closing time on March 11, 1911, a fire broke out on the top floors of the Asch Building of the […]
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IWW: The Real Soapbox Heroes
There are few living today who would associate the right to freedom of speech with the image of a scrappy hobo sitting in a jail cell. But in 1909, this […]
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