# labor history (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover labor history. Page: Feed: --- ## [How to know if you’re misclassified](https://workerorganizing.org/misclassification-19358/) _2026-08-20 · Larissa Sapko · EWOC_ Bosses will argue that full-time employees are simply contractors to cut benefits and save money. Here's how to tell if you're misclassified. The post How to know if you’re misclassified appeared first on EWOC . ## [Key federal workplace rights against discrimination and harassment](https://workerorganizing.org/workplace-discrimination-19317/) _2026-08-10 · Andrew Baek · EWOC_ Learn how federal laws like Title VII, the ADA, and the PDA protect workers from workplace discrimination, and discover why collective organizing remains crucial for labor justice. The post Key federal workplace rights against discrimination and harassment appeared first on EWOC . ## [How to talk to the press about your union campaign](https://workerorganizing.org/talk-to-press-19099/) _2026-08-06 · Wes Holing · EWOC_ Publicity can significantly shape a union campaign. Learn how to pressure your boss, rally public support, and sow doubt and division among management. The post How to talk to the press about your union campaign appeared first on EWOC . ## [Federal labor rights: A sectoral guide to organizing](https://workerorganizing.org/federal-labor-rights-sectoral-guide-19067/) _2026-07-30 · Amanda Fins · EWOC_ Wondering which U.S. labor law protects your job? Learn if your sector (private, public, gig, rail, or ag) has the legal right to organize, strike, and unionize. The post Federal labor rights: A sectoral guide to organizing appeared first on EWOC . ## [The history of Scabby the rat](https://workerorganizing.org/scabby-the-rat-18772/) _2026-07-16 · Larissa Sapko · EWOC_ Scabby is one of the most recognizable symbols of managerial misconduct. But where did he come from? It turns out this rat has a complicated history. The post The history of Scabby the rat appeared first on EWOC . ## [Debunking the workplace power deficit myth](https://workerorganizing.org/power-deficit-myth-18759/) _2026-07-14 · Andrew Baek · EWOC_ Think your boss holds all the cards? Explore the history and modern reality of collective bargaining and learn how workers build real power together. The post Debunking the workplace power deficit myth appeared first on EWOC . ## [Juneteenth and Mark Twain](https://shoeleatherhistoryproject.com/2026/06/20/juneteenth-and-mark-twain/) _2026-06-21 · Steve Thornton · Shoeleather History Project_ Nation-building at the point of a Gatling Gun June 19th marks several significant incidents in Connecticut history. First is Juneteenth, an important locus in the African American liberty route to abolition. June 19, 1865 was proclaimed slavery’s end (two years late) to the people of Galveston Texas. On that same date fourteen years later that \[…\] ## [Remembering Arielle Clynes](https://workerorganizing.org/remembering-arielle-clynes-18653/) _2026-06-08 · Megan Svoboda · EWOC_ Arielle Clynes was an integral volunteer in the early years of EWOC, building our crucial structures and setting us on a path to success. The post Remembering Arielle Clynes appeared first on EWOC . ## [Daniel Gross and Unions of Our Own](https://workerorganizing.org/daniel-gross-and-unions-of-our-own-18631/) _2026-06-04 · Larissa Sapko · EWOC_ Labor organizer Daniel Gross's new book, Unions of Our Own, helps workers build progressive, militant, and sustainable unions driven by the rank-and-file. The post Daniel Gross and Unions of Our Own appeared first on EWOC . ## [Our goal is to develop leaders](https://workerorganizing.org/leadership-development-18610/) _2026-05-28 · Michael Stenovec · EWOC_ Labor organizers must prioritize developing new leaders in order to grow union density and winning new workplace fights. The post Our goal is to develop leaders appeared first on EWOC . ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7x0YuKncmvFY) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [I have a good boss. Do I still need a union?](https://workerorganizing.org/good-boss-wages-need-union-18555/) _2026-05-14 · Chloe Etienne · EWOC_ A friendly boss and a healthy wage are increasingly rare, but do workers lucky enough to have both need a union? The post I have a good boss. Do I still need a union? appeared first on EWOC . ## [Colt Strike at 40: “We stayed out. It wasn’t just about economics, it was about respect.”](https://shoeleatherhistoryproject.com/2026/03/04/colt-strike-at-40-we-stayed-out-it-wasnt-about-economics-it-was-about-respect/) _2026-03-04 · Steve Thornton · Shoeleather History Project_ The 1986–1990 Colt Firearms strike in Hartford, Connecticut, was a landmark four-year labor dispute where 1,000+ UAW region 9a, Local 376 members fought for safe work, better wages and against unfair labor practices It is considered one of the longest strikes in U.S. history, ending in a victory for workers with a buyout, back pay, \[…\] ## [Might Makes Right. Right?](https://shoeleatherhistoryproject.com/2026/02/05/might-makes-right-right/) _2026-02-05 · Steve Thornton · Shoeleather History Project_ Jack Smith, former UConn student and Marine veteran, throws his medals at the U.S. Capitol, 1971 I was a freshman in college when the Vietnam War came home. In 1970 two dozen Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on a Kent State student protest, killing Allison Krause, 19, Jeffrey Miller, 20, Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20, and \[…\] ## [People’s History](https://shoeleatherhistoryproject.com/2026/01/25/6061/) _2026-01-25 · Steve Thornton · Shoeleather History Project_ 'Radical Connecticut' surveys people's history of a small New England state ## [The Rich Are Not Like Us](https://shoeleatherhistoryproject.com/2025/11/23/the-rich-are-not-like-us/) _2025-11-24 · Steve Thornton · Shoeleather History Project_ The hotel ballroom floor was covered with turf. Three dozen horses arrived by elevator. Trays were attached to saddles. The millionaire’s dinner party had begun. New York’s Cornelius Billings made his money the old fashioned way: he inherited it. Why not host a clever little soirée? The 1903 event cost a mere $1.2 million. Today, the lifestyles \[…\]