On November 19th, 1915, Joe Hill, a rootless, unassuming migratory worker and member of the Industrial Workers of the World was executed by a five-man firing…
On 25 August, 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, the largest labour uprising in American history erupted. The biggest battle on American soil since the Civil…
<p>Although it's difficult to separate fact from fiction around his life, the famed railroad engineer had something in common with today's rail workers: being stretched to the limits of health and safety by companies' pursuit of profit. </p>
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