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2022 Labor Notes Conference

Registration is now open for the 2022 Labor Notes Conference. WHEN: Friday, June 17, 9 a.m. - Sunday, June 19, 3 p.m. CDT WHERE: Hyatt Regency O’Hare at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport The Labor Notes Conference is the biggest gathering out there of grassroots union activists, worker center leaders, and all-around troublemakers. Join thousands of union… Read More »2022 Labor Notes Conference

Walking Tour Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of 1982 ILGWU Strike in Chinatown, NYC

In 1982, a strike — involving upwards of 20,000 Chinese immigrant women workers in hundreds of garment factories in Manhattan’s Chinatown — revived the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) and turned the tide of sweatshop labor for a generation. Members of ILGWU Local 23-25 led the strike, just as their Jewish and Italian sisters… Read More »Walking Tour Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of 1982 ILGWU Strike in Chinatown, NYC

MOCA TALKS: Reflections on the 1982 Garment Workers Strike

In commemoration of the 1982 Garment Workers Strike in NYC and in recognition of Labor Day, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) cordially invites you to join a virtual panel discussion to reflect on this historic event. More information below. This event is free. Visit the Museum of Chinese in America to register. Visit… Read More »MOCA TALKS: Reflections on the 1982 Garment Workers Strike