Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Labor unions have a long history in the United States of advocating for workers rights. But in recent years, some unions, ...

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After three years of bargaining, the workers at the only unionized Chipotle store in the nation have called it quits on their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands rallied at Grand Park in support of union leader David Huerta in June after he was detained by federal immigration ...

NMAH copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. The power of unions in workers' lives and in the American political system has declined dramatically since the 1970s. In recent years, many have argued ...

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.

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Labor unions have a long history in the United States of advocating for workers’ rights. But in recent years, some unions, particularly those representing graduate students, have drifted away from ...