Labor History

History of labor affecting people in Dallas, Texas. Click here and let's work together!

05 Jan, 2017

Labor History

Our History Exists -- But You Have to Look for It!

29 Nov, 2017

Labor History

UAW 848 Innovated During 1984-85 Contract Fight

07 Nov, 2017

Labor History

Local Labor History Recounted

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15 Apr, 2017

Labor History

Labor Goes with Civil Rights

Peter Johnson told me some good stories while we were marching through downtown Dallas in the annual Good Friday march on April 14, 2017.

Labor Goes with Civil Rights

24 Feb, 2017

Labor History

Texas implemented its "right to work/scab" law even before the federal law (Taft-Hartley) made it legal. The phrase, one of the most successfully misleading propaganda phrases in history, is credited to the Dallas Morning News, and they acknowledge it.

"Right to Work" Is Texas-Made

05 Jan, 2017

Labor History

Dallas Is First AFL-CIO Central Labor Council

The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged in 1955.

Dallas Is First AFL-CIO Central Labor Council