A group of 20 of the world’s largest economies (the G-20) is meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in September.

Learn about what it’s like to be a cleaner at an elementary school and a teacher, and why these two workers think their union is important.

For hundreds of years, workers have been organizing for better wages and working conditions. Here are some of the activities workers do together through a union to pressure the employer for better wages and conditions.

A short history of May Day worldwide and Labor Day in the United States.

Workers at the Stella D’oro cookie company based in New York City won their strike, but now the company’s management says it will close the factory in October.

The Employee Free Choice Act is a bill that would make it easier for workers to form a union.

In the spring of 2009, many Los Angeles teachers refused to submit the results of students’ standardized tests to the school district.

I believed in non-violent methods of protesting and fasted (didn’t eat) for 36 days…

Newsies is a musical based on real events that took place in the 1890’s in New York City.

If your first language is something other than English, practice it and don’t forget it. You’ll be glad you did!