Visit these sites for an education in the proud history of the U.S. union movement.
Labor History Links
Major Labor History Sites
- A. Philip Randolph
An online exhibit, based on the 1992-2001 traveling exhibit, featuring photos from his early life and from his work in the civil rights and trade union movements.
- American Labor History
An online study guide from the Colonial through contemporary periods.
- American Labor Museum: Botto House National Landmark
The American Labor Museum is housed in the Botto House National Landmark, a 1908 Victorian home and meeting place for more than 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. The museum includes a labor and immigrant library and changing exhibits.
- Curriculum for Teachers and Labor History Links
A curriculum guide created for the Illinois Labor History Society, covering Colonial times to the present. Includes helpful time lines, a list of important people in the U.S. union movement and a bibliography.
- Mining Disasters
Information about mining tragedies and the legislation they resulted in, from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.
- The George Meany Memorial Archives
Online exhibits, reference assistance and more at the archives established by the AFL-CIO to preserve its historical records and make them available for research.
- Monroe County, Mich. Labor History Museum
Preserves and displays local, regional and national labor history, offers a venue for youth outreach programs and hosts a library and database for labor history research.
- Mother Jones Museum
A virtual museum and curricula about the labor agitator, Mother Jones.
- The Samuel Gompers Papers
A documentary history of the American working class, sponsored by the University of Maryland-College Park, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the George Meany Memorial Archives.
- U.S. Department of Labor
Selected U.S. labor history links.
- Women's Labor History
Learn about the rich and proud history of women in the American union movement.
