Organized Labor

The long fight

History

Deep dives into the strikes, laws, and people that built every worker protection you have today. Nothing was given. Everything was taken.

Gilded Age

Haymarket 1886: They Hanged Four Men for a Bomb Nobody Proved They Threw
A bomb went off at a peaceful rally for the eight-hour day. The state put eight labor organizers on trial, convicted them without evidence, and hanged four of them. The rest of the world made May Day.
1886-05-04