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Strikes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 1981 Hunger Strikes: America Reacts 
 This exhibit traces public opinion in the United States before and after the 1981 Northern Ireland hunger strikes. It features nearly 200 excerpts from media coverage about the events, a timeline using news headlines related to the strikes, brief biographies of the ten men who died in the strikes, images, and related resources. From the Archives of Irish America, New York University Division of Libraries. http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/aia/exhibits/0501_hunger/ Topics: Labor, Poverty, Society & Social Science Last updated Jan 6, 2005 AFSCME, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike
This 2008 feature uses historical and retrospective articles to recall the events starting on February 12, 1968, in which 1,300 sanitation workers (almost all African American) in Memphis, Tennessee, went on strike. During the strike, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support the striking workers, where he was assassinated, on April 4, 1968. From the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO. http://www.afscme.org/about/1029.cfm Topics: Black Resources, Labor Last updated Jan 30, 2008 The Bisbee Deportation of 1917
A brief history of this significant event in labor history. Included are full-text documents of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or Wobblies, including their song book. Site also contains documents supporting the copper mining companies and a selected bibliography. Note: Site does not display well in Internet Explorer. From the University of Arizona Library. http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/bisbee/ Topics: Activism, Geology, Labor, Technology, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 15, 2007 Business News: The Strike Zone: The Latest News, Blogs & Photos on the WGA Strike
Collection of news articles and analysis about the 2007 strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA). Features a description of the contested issues (such as about "residuals for shows and movies streamed over the Web and on cellphones"), a FAQ, and a blog. Also includes a table showing the status of television programming if the strike persists, and material about 1988 and 2001 writer strikes. Registration (free) required. From the Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-writersguild-sg,1,6674562.storygallery?coll=la-home-center&ctrack=1&cset=true Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Labor, Writing Last updated Dec 5, 2007 Key Events: The Hunger Strike of 1981
Resources related to the Northern Ireland hunger strike of 1981. Includes a reading list, a summary of key events, a chronology of events, and names of the people who died during the hunger strike. From CAIN, a University of Ulster website that "contains information and source material on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland." http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/hstrike/ Topics: Crime, Labor, Poverty Last updated Apr 24, 2006 New York State Taylor Law: Negotiating to Avoid Strikes in the Public Sector
Article from 1998 describing the history and operation of New York state's 1967 Taylor Law (Public Employees Fair Employment Act). "The Taylor Law, permits union organizing [by public sector employees], and provides a system within which to resolve labor-management conflict short of striking" and "establishes certain mandatory bargaining issues." From a site maintained by a professor at the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University. http://government.cce.cornell.edu/doc/reports/labor-management/ny_civil_service_law.asp Topics: Labor, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.) Last updated Nov 14, 2006 Remembering the Flint Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937
This interactive exhibit explores the 1936-37 strike at General Motors in Flint, Mich., through numerous oral histories, an audio timeline, a map of the strike location, and a narrated slideshow. Searchable. From Michigan State University, "created with support from the National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities." http://www.historicalvoices.org/flint/ Topics: Activism, Business, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jul 21, 2006 Seattle General Strike Project
This project "is a guide to the historical study of the Seattle General Strike of 1919 and related issues. It offers links to original research reports, published articles, photographs, political cartoons, document facsimiles, and extensive bibliographic and archival guides. In addition, there are links to related web projects." From the University of Washington Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. http://depts.washington.edu/labhist/strike/ Topics: Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Teaching With Historic Places Lesson Plans: Paterson, New Jersey: America's Silk City
This lesson focuses on Paterson, New Jersey, which was known as "Silk City" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the town produced large quantities of silk fabric. "In 1913, however, the mills stood silent for five months as workers joined in a bitter strike." The website features readings about labor history in the town, maps, and historic images of mills, looms, dye houses, and other industrial scenes. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/102paterson/102paterson.htm Topics: Activism, Industries, Labor, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Trabajadores Inmigrantes/ Immigrant Workers
An exhibit of over 30 photographs of Latino immigrant workers on strike in the United States, taken by David Bacon. Includes commentary from Bacon, and background information on the photographer. From the Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.clas.berkeley.edu:7001/Gallery/dbacon/ Topics: Activism, Labor, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Aug 24, 2003 Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (1971-1982)
An exhibit of photographs of people and activities of the Union Women's Alliance to Gain Equality (Union WAGE), "an organization of socialist and progressive women from 1971 through 1982. It supported women organizing in the work place and included struggles for democratic rank and file unions." The photographs were taken by Cathy Cade from 1970 through 1975; many include images of workers on strike. From the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/exhibit/cade/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Labor, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Women Last updated Jan 19, 2009 |
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