Throughout American history, labor unions have played an important role promoting the rights of workers, immigrants, and other marginalized groups building this country. Black labor leader A. Philip ...

Today, the U.S. labor movement is a shadow of its former self. Union membership has declined dramatically since labor’s heyday in the 1950s, when roughly a third of the U.S. workforce was unionized.

With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement? Credit...Illustration by Tim Enthoven Supported ...

There’s only one time in American history to look to if we’re seeking a rapid and lasting revitalization of unions, and that’s the rise of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) in the ...