On March 25th, 1911, greed and negligence killed 146 garment workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Nearly all of those killed were recent Italian and Jewish immigrant girls between 14 and 23. #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity #triangleshirtwaist🧵
March 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
On March 25th, 1911, greed and negligence killed 146 garment workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City. Nearly all of those killed were recent Italian and Jewish immigrant girls between 14 and 23. #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity #triangleshirtwaist🧵
Did you know that unions like AFGE protect over 800,000 government employees nationwide? That’s power in numbers!
#UnionHistory #AFGE17
#UnionHistory #AFGE17
February 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Did you know that unions like AFGE protect over 800,000 government employees nationwide? That’s power in numbers!
#UnionHistory #AFGE17
#UnionHistory #AFGE17
Tarnation - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AmericanHistory #ConfederateHistory #UnionHistory #TheWarBetweenTheStates #AmericanCivilWar #TheWarOfSecession #GreatRebellion #HistoryBookChat
September 3, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Tarnation - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AmericanHistory #ConfederateHistory #UnionHistory #TheWarBetweenTheStates #AmericanCivilWar #TheWarOfSecession #GreatRebellion #HistoryBookChat
Grassroots POWER every right we have. The 8 hour day, weekends, overtime. None of it came free. Workers fought for it.
#DYK #UnionHistory #TBT
#DYK #UnionHistory #TBT
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Grassroots POWER every right we have. The 8 hour day, weekends, overtime. None of it came free. Workers fought for it.
#DYK #UnionHistory #TBT
#DYK #UnionHistory #TBT
IBEW - Grounded in History: How IBEW Members Revolutionized Television in the 1950s! Check out: ibew.org/electrical_w...
@ibewinternational.bsky.social #IBEW #UnionHistory
@ibewinternational.bsky.social #IBEW #UnionHistory
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
IBEW - Grounded in History: How IBEW Members Revolutionized Television in the 1950s! Check out: ibew.org/electrical_w...
@ibewinternational.bsky.social #IBEW #UnionHistory
@ibewinternational.bsky.social #IBEW #UnionHistory
Worked a campaign to help educators in Fairfax, VA get collective bargaining! #goodtrouble #unionhistory
Brag about something you did in 2024.
(Surviving counts!!)
(Surviving counts!!)
December 31, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Worked a campaign to help educators in Fairfax, VA get collective bargaining! #goodtrouble #unionhistory
Dang - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #2ndCenturyADHistory #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AncientHistory #RomanImperialHistory #BarbarianHistory #EuropeanHistory #AmericanHistory #UnionHistory #AmericanCivilWar #WarBetweenTheStates
March 28, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Dang - the Mailman delivered!! Gotta get reading right away!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #2ndCenturyADHistory #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AncientHistory #RomanImperialHistory #BarbarianHistory #EuropeanHistory #AmericanHistory #UnionHistory #AmericanCivilWar #WarBetweenTheStates
On May 26, 1937, four organizers with @uaw.org Local 174—Walter Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, J.J. Kennedy and Robert Kantor—walked up the stairs of the Miller Road overpass in Dearborn, Michigan. 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u
May 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On May 26, 1937, four organizers with @uaw.org Local 174—Walter Reuther, Richard Frankensteen, J.J. Kennedy and Robert Kantor—walked up the stairs of the Miller Road overpass in Dearborn, Michigan. 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u
Big Bill Haywood had a simple dream: to build one big union for all workers in every industry.
He was born in Salt Lake City on February 4, 1869. His father died when Bill was just 3 years old. Bill grew up with little education... 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
He was born in Salt Lake City on February 4, 1869. His father died when Bill was just 3 years old. Bill grew up with little education... 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Big Bill Haywood had a simple dream: to build one big union for all workers in every industry.
He was born in Salt Lake City on February 4, 1869. His father died when Bill was just 3 years old. Bill grew up with little education... 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
He was born in Salt Lake City on February 4, 1869. His father died when Bill was just 3 years old. Bill grew up with little education... 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u #solidarity
Trip to Denver for Supplies - there was a #ThriftScore!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AmericanHistory #UnionHistory #ConfederateHistory #TheWarBetweenTheStates #Federals #Rebels #TheWarOfNorthernAggression #TheWest #MississippiRiver #HistBookChat
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trip to Denver for Supplies - there was a #ThriftScore!! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #19thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AmericanHistory #UnionHistory #ConfederateHistory #TheWarBetweenTheStates #Federals #Rebels #TheWarOfNorthernAggression #TheWest #MississippiRiver #HistBookChat
Learn about A Phillip Randolph this BHM! A powerful labor leader that you should know. #1u #solidarity #unionhistory
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February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Learn about A Phillip Randolph this BHM! A powerful labor leader that you should know. #1u #solidarity #unionhistory
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“Your Honor, I always wear pants.”
That's how radical labor organizer, feminist and anarchist Luisa Capetillo began her defense in 1915. Her crime? Wearing pants in public. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity
That's how radical labor organizer, feminist and anarchist Luisa Capetillo began her defense in 1915. Her crime? Wearing pants in public. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Your Honor, I always wear pants.”
That's how radical labor organizer, feminist and anarchist Luisa Capetillo began her defense in 1915. Her crime? Wearing pants in public. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity
That's how radical labor organizer, feminist and anarchist Luisa Capetillo began her defense in 1915. Her crime? Wearing pants in public. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity
After Japanese sugar workers in Hawaii struck for higher wages in 1909, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association (HSPA) began recruiting Filipino workers for Hawaii's sugar plantations.
The HSPA promised prosperity. Workers found exploitation. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
The HSPA promised prosperity. Workers found exploitation. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
After Japanese sugar workers in Hawaii struck for higher wages in 1909, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association (HSPA) began recruiting Filipino workers for Hawaii's sugar plantations.
The HSPA promised prosperity. Workers found exploitation. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
The HSPA promised prosperity. Workers found exploitation. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
Robert L. Hill was born on June 8, in Chicot County, Arkansas (the year is unknown). His parents were sharecroppers, exploited by a white power structure under Jim Crow. 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #1u #solidarity
June 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Robert L. Hill was born on June 8, in Chicot County, Arkansas (the year is unknown). His parents were sharecroppers, exploited by a white power structure under Jim Crow. 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #1u #solidarity
This weekend is a good time to read some history about unions or Mother Jones.
I have this book:
Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press.
#MotherJones #workershistory #unions #unionhistory #peopleshistory #resistance #oligarchy
I have this book:
Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press.
#MotherJones #workershistory #unions #unionhistory #peopleshistory #resistance #oligarchy
September 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This weekend is a good time to read some history about unions or Mother Jones.
I have this book:
Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press.
#MotherJones #workershistory #unions #unionhistory #peopleshistory #resistance #oligarchy
I have this book:
Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness by Simon Cordery, published by University of New Mexico Press.
#MotherJones #workershistory #unions #unionhistory #peopleshistory #resistance #oligarchy
On May 1, 1886, 300,000 workers across the United States walked off the job.
Their demand was simple: an 8-hour workday.
Chicago was the epicenter of union organizing at the time. In the city, more than 40,000 walked off the job on May 1. 🧵 #unionhistory #MayDay #solidarity
Their demand was simple: an 8-hour workday.
Chicago was the epicenter of union organizing at the time. In the city, more than 40,000 walked off the job on May 1. 🧵 #unionhistory #MayDay #solidarity
May 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
On May 1, 1886, 300,000 workers across the United States walked off the job.
Their demand was simple: an 8-hour workday.
Chicago was the epicenter of union organizing at the time. In the city, more than 40,000 walked off the job on May 1. 🧵 #unionhistory #MayDay #solidarity
Their demand was simple: an 8-hour workday.
Chicago was the epicenter of union organizing at the time. In the city, more than 40,000 walked off the job on May 1. 🧵 #unionhistory #MayDay #solidarity
Poland was under Soviet rule when Lech Walesa began work as an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk in 1967. Unions were banned, the government controlled working conditions and wages, and workers had little freedom. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Poland was under Soviet rule when Lech Walesa began work as an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk in 1967. Unions were banned, the government controlled working conditions and wages, and workers had little freedom. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #1u
It's an important reminder that the bosses will never stop organizing against us—and we must never stop organizing ourselves to fight for a fair share of the value of our labor.
#laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unions #labor
#laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unions #labor
June 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
It's an important reminder that the bosses will never stop organizing against us—and we must never stop organizing ourselves to fight for a fair share of the value of our labor.
#laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unions #labor
#laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unions #labor
On March 7, 1988, 9,000 film and TV writers walked out of writers rooms and onto picket lines for what would become the longest writers strike in history (so far). The strike involved both the @wgaeast.bsky.social and the @wgawest.bsky.social, and lasted 153 days. 🧵 #unionhistory #1u #solidarity
March 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
On March 7, 1988, 9,000 film and TV writers walked out of writers rooms and onto picket lines for what would become the longest writers strike in history (so far). The strike involved both the @wgaeast.bsky.social and the @wgawest.bsky.social, and lasted 153 days. 🧵 #unionhistory #1u #solidarity
Greetings #Tasmania / #lutruwita!
The #RadicalHistorycollective has arrived and we would be delighted if you would give us a follow, especially if you have an interest in the history of #Tasmanian #convict, #union and #workingclasshistory.
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#History #unshackled #convicthistory #unionhistory
The #RadicalHistorycollective has arrived and we would be delighted if you would give us a follow, especially if you have an interest in the history of #Tasmanian #convict, #union and #workingclasshistory.
♥️✊
#History #unshackled #convicthistory #unionhistory
April 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Greetings #Tasmania / #lutruwita!
The #RadicalHistorycollective has arrived and we would be delighted if you would give us a follow, especially if you have an interest in the history of #Tasmanian #convict, #union and #workingclasshistory.
♥️✊
#History #unshackled #convicthistory #unionhistory
The #RadicalHistorycollective has arrived and we would be delighted if you would give us a follow, especially if you have an interest in the history of #Tasmanian #convict, #union and #workingclasshistory.
♥️✊
#History #unshackled #convicthistory #unionhistory
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Since 1775—before the Declaration of Independence—letter carriers for the United States Postal Service (USPS) have delivered mail to households across America 🧵 #unionhistory
August 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Since 1775—before the Declaration of Independence—letter carriers for the United States Postal Service (USPS) have delivered mail to households across America 🧵 #unionhistory
When greed crashed the stock market in 1929 and sent America spinning into the Great Depression, the ladies garment industry was one of the least affected. While men struggled to find work, the growing garment industry was hiring—but nearly all the jobs were for women. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory
October 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When greed crashed the stock market in 1929 and sent America spinning into the Great Depression, the ladies garment industry was one of the least affected. While men struggled to find work, the growing garment industry was hiring—but nearly all the jobs were for women. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory
Every generation of IBEW members inherits something from the one before it. Now it is our turn to leave the next generation of electrical workers an even stronger union.
What is one lesson another union member taught you that has stayed with you?
#IBEW569 #IBEW #UnionHistory #Brotherhood #Sisterhood
What is one lesson another union member taught you that has stayed with you?
#IBEW569 #IBEW #UnionHistory #Brotherhood #Sisterhood
September 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Every generation of IBEW members inherits something from the one before it. Now it is our turn to leave the next generation of electrical workers an even stronger union.
What is one lesson another union member taught you that has stayed with you?
#IBEW569 #IBEW #UnionHistory #Brotherhood #Sisterhood
What is one lesson another union member taught you that has stayed with you?
#IBEW569 #IBEW #UnionHistory #Brotherhood #Sisterhood
Throughout April, we celebrate Arab American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Arab Americans to our country.
Between 1870 and 1924, a wave of Arab immigrants arrived largely from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
Between 1870 and 1924, a wave of Arab immigrants arrived largely from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
April 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Throughout April, we celebrate Arab American Heritage Month to honor the contributions of Arab Americans to our country.
Between 1870 and 1924, a wave of Arab immigrants arrived largely from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
Between 1870 and 1924, a wave of Arab immigrants arrived largely from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. 🧵 #unionhistory #laborhistory #solidarity #1u
On March 4, 1913, President William Howard Taft signed the Sulzer Bill to create a cabinet-level Dept. of Labor (DoL).
In the early part of the 20th century, robber barons dominated American industry, from coal to steel to textiles... 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unionstrong
In the early part of the 20th century, robber barons dominated American industry, from coal to steel to textiles... 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unionstrong
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
On March 4, 1913, President William Howard Taft signed the Sulzer Bill to create a cabinet-level Dept. of Labor (DoL).
In the early part of the 20th century, robber barons dominated American industry, from coal to steel to textiles... 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unionstrong
In the early part of the 20th century, robber barons dominated American industry, from coal to steel to textiles... 🧵 #laborhistory #unionhistory #solidarity #1u #unionstrong