Labor History Archives - Page 2 of 4

When BAC Local 1 began on May 22, 1893, bricklayers were making $6 a day and working six 10-hour days a week.

Oregon was a very different place when the International Union of Steam Operating Engineers chartered a new local Sept. 18, 1918.

The 1.7-mile-walk through downtown Portland stopped at spots important to local labor history.

In Tacoma, Ralph Chaplin’s spirit is marching on.

A new book tells the story of a remarkable union victory in a California frozen food strike during an era of union-busting.

Fred Ross believed a good union organizer should fade into the crowd while others step forward.

A SE Portland beer hall takes its name from an early 20th century union-busting group

This year, twice a month we’ll reproduce the front page of a 1916 edition.

In the end, King turned his focus to economic justice.

Branch 82 maintains photos and detailed historical records dating back to its formation in 1890.