From the 10-hour workday movement to OSHA: Here are seminal moments in the development of the U.S. workplace since 1776.

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.

The fact that the meeting was even happening was enough to produce an air of subversive excitement. On August 25, 1925, a ...

If you’re looking for a good read to mark the occasion, Kim Kelly’s Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor is a perfect place to start. Labor Day isn’t just about barbecues and a ...

With students back in school and pumpkin-flavored treats returning to menus, the end of summer, unofficially marked by Labor Day, is here. During the three-day Labor Day weekend, many Americans will ...

National Labor Relations Board, the federal watchdog for workers’ rights, has been rendered toothless as employees grapple with corporations ...

Labor unions and worker advocates are hailing a bipartisan House vote to restore collective bargaining rights for federal employees, marking a significant congressional rebuke of President Donald ...

Incarcerated people in the US are routinely forced to work for low pay or no pay, while state governments are saving billions of dollars—and private corporations are making billions of ...

Trucking unions have shaped driver pay, safety, and working conditions for over a century. Strikes remain a powerful tool for drivers to demand fair wages and benefits. Union membership is lower today ...