Illinois Labor History Society (ILHS) Resources and useful information about Illinois labor history.

Wisconsin Labor History Society Resource for teachers on the history and activities of workers and unions in Wisconsin.

Labor Studies in the Curriculum. ERIC Digest The field of labor studies is often overlooked or underemphasized in the curricula of elementary and secondary schools. Coverage tends to be spotty and disjointed, isolated information in a curriculum that stresses “more …

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers The United States has the bloodiest history of labor of any industrialized nation on Earth. It is a story rich in human drama and tragedy. It is also one of progress …

Labor Arts is a work in progress — a virtual museum designed to gather, identify and display examples of the cultural and artistic history of working people and to celebrate the trade union movement’s contributions to that history. LABOR ARTS …

Triangle Factory Fire This web exhibit presents original documents and secondary sources on the Triangle Fire, held by the Cornell University Library. Remembering the Triangle Fire

Samuel Gompers Papers Samuel Gompers was the nation’s leading trade unionist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 until his death in 1924. “Our movement is of the working …

Labor Heritage Foundation works to strengthen the labor movement through the use of music and the arts.

George Meany Memorial Archives: The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) established the George Meany Memorial Archives in 1980 to honor the memory of George Meany, its first president, and to provide a program to preserve its historical …

Jewish Labor History Readings on the American Jewish Labor Movement

Jobs with Justice Founded in 1987, JwJ’s mission is to improve working people’s standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers’ right to organize. JwJ’s core belief is that in order to be successful, workers’ rights struggles have …

The Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI) is a nonpartisan research and education organization that focuses on the broad range of tax, budget, economic and related public policy issues that affect the quality of life and the economic well-being of New York …

Wirtz Labor Library The Department of Labor Library, established in 1917, is one of the oldest Cabinet-level libraries. Large segments of its collection – which document the history of labor, labor unions and the growth and development of the labor …

Collective Bargaining Education Project – United Teachers Los Angeles Collective Bargaining Education Project will continue its work through the 2001 – 2002 academic year. Our curriculum, “ Workplace Issues and Collective Bargaining in the Classroom,” assists social studies teachers to …

CFT Resource Guide for Teachers The CFT Labor in the Schools Committee was formed to assist teachers in reaching students with information about the history and current role of the labor movement in American society. The members of the committee …

Institute of Industrial Relations – University of California, Berkeley The Institute of Industrial Relations (IIR) is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) on the Berkeley Campus of the University of California. It was created by an act of the California Legislature …

Center for Labor Research and Education The Center for Labor Research and Education uses its skills in labor education, labor research, and facilitation to bring together labor leaders, union members, students, and faculty and examine issues such as organizing, public …

BehindTheLabel.org is a multimedia news magazine and on-line community covering the stories and people of the global clothing industry – the hidden stories of the millions of workers around the world who make our clothes, the people who care how …

National AFL-CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 65 national and international labor unions. Today’s unions represent 13 million working women and men of every race and ethnicity and from …

AFL-CIO American Labor Culture and History Striking mill workers in Lawrence, Mass., carried placards in 1912 saying, “We Want Bread and Roses Too.” It’s not enough for working people to feed our bodies with bread—we also have to nourish our …