Labor Day

  • #BookBingoNW2023: Workers’ Rights!

    Are you well into #hotlaborsummer and still looking for stories of solidarity to fill out your workers’ rights Bingo square? I’ve got plenty of books for the bargaining table below. On the Line: A Story of Class, Solidarity, and Two Women’s Epic Fight to Build a Union by Daisy Pitkin First up is a harrowing… Continue reading

  • Labor Day Reads

    2022 has been a big year for Labor movements: the pandemic has changed the way we think about workplace safety and who makes decisions that have impact on employers and employees alike. You may or may not be working today, but as many of us enjoy a long weekend with Monday off, others in industries… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Show Your “Pride” this Labor Day

    Are you looking for a film to celebrate the achievements of unions this Labor Day? Are you still beaming from the recent Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage? If so, then Pride is, quite simply, the perfect movie for you. Pride (nominated for Best Comedy at the 2014 Golden Globes) tells the surprisingly true story of the British… Continue reading

  • Movie Mondays: Workers’ Plights, Workers’ Rights

    Last year, Movie Mondays honored the day with a post about workplace comedies. This year, let’s take a look at six serious films – three dramas, three documentaries – that look at the plight of laborers and the working class in the face of corporate excess. Continue reading

  • The Many Faces of Labor Day

    ~posted by Anne C. As Labor Day approaches on September 1, many of us are gearing up for a weekend of barbecues, picnics at the lake, and last romps with the kids before school starts again. Here on the 7th floor of the Central Library, we are also taking a moment to reflect on the… Continue reading