Workers rights

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Labor Day is about celebrating workers’ rights and the labor movement. Here’s everything you need to know about labor unions, what they’ve accomplished, and why they’re controversial.

Women have played key roles in workers' rights movements worldwide for over a century. Images from strikes and protests drive home women's longstanding commitment to equal pay, fair working conditions, and the right to form unions.

Background to May Day: In 1884, unions declared that eight hours would constitute a legal day’s work from and after May 1, 1886. When workers went on strike at a factory in Chicago on May 3, 1886, police fired into the peacefully assembled crowd, killing four and wounding many others. The workers movement called for a mass rally the next day in Haymarket Square to protest this brutality. The rallyproceeded peacefully until the end when 180 police officers entered the square and ordered the…

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The United Construction Workers Association (UCWA) was founded in 1970 by Tyree Scott, an electrician who had become a Seattle civil rights activist. At the request of the American Friends Service Committee, Tyree Scott left the Central Contractors Association which he had created in 1968, … Read MoreUnited Construction Workers Association

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Check out these inspirational photos throughout history of workers flighting for their rights.

Tech companies like Amazon make massive profits yet seem to treat their staff appallingly, says Guardian columnist John Harris