This Week in Labor History: 11/26 – 12/2

November 26 Six young women burn to death and 19 more die when they leap from the fourth-story windows of a blazing factory in Newark, N.J. The floors and stairs were wooden; the only door through which the women could flee was locked - 1910 November 27 Some 1,200...

This Week in Labor History: 11/19 – 11/25

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!   November 19 Joe Hill, labor leader and songwriter, executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder. Before he died he declared: “Don’t waste any time mourning. Organize.” - 1915 The nation’s first automatic toll...

This Week in Labor History: 11/12 – 11/18

November 12 Ellis Island in New York closes after serving as the gateway for 12 million immigrants from 1892 to 1924. From 1924 to 1954 it was mostly used as a detention and deportation center for undocumented immigrants - 1954 “Chainsaw Al” Dunlap announces he is...

Update on Asylum Seeker Donations

11/07/18 To: AFT Guild 1931 Members   Thank you to everyone who contributed to the quick donation drive! It was very successful.   One load of donations went to the Christ Ministry Center that houses the Safe Harbor Network, where some folks were initially...

REMINDER: AFT Guild Sponsored SD GULLS HOCKEY NIGHT!

Dear AFT Guild members, In addition to the great fun detailed below, we are pleased to announce that there will be $2 beers available!  What more could you ask for?!  Get your tickets now by clicking here! Please consider joining your colleagues and inviting friends...

This Week in Labor History: 11/5 – 11/11

November 05 Eugene V. Debs, labor leader, socialist, three-time candidate for president and first president of the American Railway Union, born - 1855 Everett, Wash., massacre, at least seven Wobblies killed, 50 wounded and an indeterminate number missing - 1916 Some...