Oct 29, 2025
In 1909, a 23-year-old immigrant named Clara Lemlich stood up in New York’s Cooper Union and said, “I have no more patience for talk—I move that we go on a general strike.”
The next morning, 20,000 garment workers—mostly young immigrant women—walked off the job.
Their courage changed labor history forever.
Aug 27, 2025
Long before World War II officially kicked off in 1939, trade unionists were already sounding the alarm. They saw fascism for what it was—racism, anti-Semitism, militarism, authoritarianism.
Union workers and leaders resisted—they distributed leaflets, hid their Jewish neighbors and co-workers, sabotaged Nazi...
Aug 1, 2025
As ICE raids ramp up and communities across the nation are gripped by fear, we're looking back to a powerful legacy of worker resistance in the latest episode of Solidarity Works.
The Legacy of Delano tells the story of how Filipino and Latino farmworkers united in 1965 to ignite a labor movement that changed...
Mar 26, 2025
From the 1800s to yesterday afternoon, women and girls across the United States have led historic organizing campaigns, and today we’re honoring one of these powerful yet lesser known activists whose story deserves to be told.
Emma Tenayuca was only 18 when she began organizing workers for the first time in San...
Oct 30, 2024
Most people who are familiar with Karen Silkwood likely learned of the chemical technician through the 1983 film Silkwood starring Meryl Streep and Cher. But the movie is no mere Hollywood drama; it is based on the true story of a young woman and union member who fought to expose her employer for deliberately misleading...