NEW - The LHF Artists Exchange - Labor Heritage Foundation

Are you working on a labor arts, culture, or history project and looking for performers, writers, musicians, designers, researchers, or other collaborators to help bring it to life? The Labor Heritage Foundation can connect you with our network of artists, activists, and organizers.Send an ema

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Vertigo Theatre Workers Get 16% Raise In First Contract - Labor Heritage Foundation

A collective agreement was ratified in July for about 30 workers employed by the Vertigo Theatre and Local 212 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians (IATSE).According to the Alberta Labour Relation Board’s active certificates report, IATSE 21

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London's Royal Observatory Staff To Strike Over Pay On Day Of Eclipse - Labor Heritage Foundation

Staff at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich have voted to take strike action over pay and working conditions on the day of next week’s eclipse.Members of the Prospect Union overwhelmingly voted to strike on August 11 and August 12 at four of the Royal Museums Greenwich locations in London.

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WHAT WE'RE READING: Matewan Writer And Director On The Film’s Lessons For The Labor Movement - Labor Heritage Foundation

From The Guardian:"Miners were amid the wake of a contentious union election within the United Mine Workers of America. Fierce tensions had led to the murder of union reform candidate Joseph Yablonski and his wife in December 1969. Miners told Sayles the conflict was comparable to the Matew

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Union Slams Dark Horse Bid To Shrink Bargaining Unit - Labor Heritage Foundation

Two months after Dark Horse Comics recognized its newly formed union, Dark Horse Workers United says the publisher is trying to shrink that bargaining unit by reclassifying its senior editors as management.The union sees this move as an underhanded attempt to gut its membership, just as contract

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Brazilian Union Launches Campaign To Improve Safety On Film Sets - Labor Heritage Foundation

UNI Americas is encouraging trade unions across the region to sign up to new campaign from Brazilian affiliate, the Film and Audiovisual Industry Workers’ Union (SINDCINE), designed to improve safety and prevent accidents in the audiovisual industry. The union’s “Manifesto for Life,

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Staff At The Maine Monitor Announce Union, Win Voluntary Recognition - Labor Heritage Foundation

The staff of The Maine Monitor announced the formation of The Maine Monitor Union, joining The News Guild of Maine, Local 31128 of The NewsGuild-Communications Workers of America. Management agreed to voluntarily recognize the workers’ union shortly after they went public.“Our union will be

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TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY - Labor Heritage Foundation

1821: Uriah Smith Stephens is born in Cape May, NJ.  A tailor by trade, he led nine Philadelphia garment workers to found the Knights of Labor.1981: 15,000 air traffic controllers go on strike. President Reagan threatens to fire any who do not return to work within 48 hours, saying

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THIS WEEK'S LABOR HISTORY TODAY PODCAST - Labor Heritage Foundation

On this week’s Labor History Today: A hand-held fan donated to the Museum of Vancouver tells the story of Canadian workers who volunteered to fight fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Its wooden struts bear the signatures of loggers, miners, and trade unionists from British Columbia who traveled thous

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American Federation of Musicians Local 802 Reaches Agreement with Metropolitan Opera - Labor Heritage Foundation

Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians has reached a tentative agreement with the Metropolitan Opera for a one-year contract for the Met's more than 130 associate musicians.The deal follows an extensive nine-month period of negotiations during which representatives of the Met&

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BONUS PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation

Picketers gathered outside Richmond's Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden amid a union campaign for higher wages, as musician Jesse Welles canceled his performance in solidarity with the workers. According to RVA Magazine, striking workers, supporters, and fans rallied outside the gates, while a r

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Detroit Historical Society Staff Seek Union After DIA Victory - Labor Heritage Foundation

About 50 Detroit Historical Society workers are pushing for union representation, bringing a fresh labor campaign to one of the city’s major cultural institutions just months after Detroit Institute of Arts employees won recognition.The effort surfaced in a filing with the National Labor Rel

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LABOR VIDEO OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation

Newsies Live - Seize the DayJuly 20 was the anniversary of the 1899 New York Newsboy’s Strike. The Broadway show “Newsies” (and, later, the 1992 Disney film) was based on that strike and featured several showstoppers, including “Seize The Day.” This is an excerpt from the 2019 King’s Aca

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‘Star Wars’ Franchise Visual Effects Workers Unionize With IATSE - Labor Heritage Foundation

A group of U.S.-based visual effects workers across the Star Wars franchise productions have organized with IATSE.The new bargaining unit, announced on July 28, includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: S

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PICKET SIGN OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation

After Roofers Local 149 asked for support in its dispute with Stellantis, building trades unions from across the Midwest rallied on July 21 at the automaker's Metro Detroit Megahub construction site in Van Buren Township. Union members from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and other st

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SAG-AFTRA Backs WGA, State AG Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger - Labor Heritage Foundation

SAG-AFTRA has joined the growing opposition in Hollywood to the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger as the actors guild’s national board voted to formally oppose it over the weekend.“The resolution affirms our strong support for the attorneys general from a dozen states and the Wr

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LABOR LANDMARK OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation

John Montgomery Ward Historical MarkerBellefonte, PennsylvaniaJohn Montgomery “Monty” Ward (1860–1925) was one of the most influential figures in early baseball—and in the long struggle for players’ labor rights. Ward earned a law degree from Columbia University while playing professional

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LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK - Labor Heritage Foundation

Jesse Welles – The Poor (Live at Farm Aid 40)Jesse Welles performs "The Poor" at Farm Aid 40 in Minneapolis at Huntington Bank Stadium, on September 20, 2025.Got a Labor song? Email us: info@laborheritage.orgWant Labor songs like this one sent to your inbox every week

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THIS WEEK’S LABOR HERITAGE POWER HOUR - Labor Heritage Foundation

Striking At KingsThis week on The Labor Heritage Power Hour: We hear from songwriter Mindy Murray about her powerful song “Striking at Kings,” inspired by the 1938 King Farm strike, plus latest labor arts news and a Labor History in 2:00 look at the 1903 Oxnard Strike. Young adult author J. Al

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LaborFest: US Premier Screening of “When ICE Melts" (Virtual) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation

The US premier screening of “When ICE Melts, Testimonies From The Frontlines” by videographer Kipp Hedges.

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Jesse Welles, Graham Nash Cancel Concerts In Support Of Striking Workers - Labor Heritage Foundation

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash and singer/songwriter Jesse Welles both canceled concerts scheduled this week at Richmond VA’s Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, citing an ongoing labor dispute at the garden. Welles canceled his sold-out Groovin’ in the Garden s

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AGMA’s Staff Union Ratifies First Union Contract - Labor Heritage Foundation

AGMA UNITED, the staff union of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and the National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW), UAW Local 2320, have announced the ratification of their first union contract. This two-year agreement marks the beginning of a shared commitment betwee

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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY - Labor Heritage Foundation

1970: Members of the National Football League Players Association begin what is to be a two-day strike, their first.1981: A fifty-day baseball strike ends.1999: The Great Shipyard Strike of 1999 ends after Steelworkers at Newport News Shipbuilding ratify a breakthrough agreement which

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Teamsters & Their Struggles Today (Virtual) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation

A panel discussion on how workers organize a fight to defend their jobs and fight for a democratic union.

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SAG-AFTRA Backs WGA, State AG Opposition to Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger - Labor Heritage Foundation

SAG-AFTRA has joined the growing opposition in Hollywood to the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger as the actors guild’s national board voted to formally oppose it over the weekend.“The resolution affirms our strong support for the attorneys general from a dozen states and the Wr

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American Federation of Musicians Local 802 Reaches Agreement with Metropolitan Opera - Labor Heritage Foundation

Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians has reached a tentative agreement with the Metropolitan Opera for a one-year contract for the Met's more than 130 associate musicians.The deal follows an extensive nine-month period of negotiations during which representatives of the Met&

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