Seattle sees thousands mobilize on May Day each year to advocate for immigrant and worker rights, echoing traditions starting ...

The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement ...

In the 1880s, labor leaders believed that the eight-hour day was one of the only demands that could unite all working people.

Q: When did the eight-hour day become U.S. law? During President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration, the government enacted a whole package of fair labor standards covering maximum hours ...