When the federal government was called in to suppress a railroad workers' strike, dozens were killed and politicians sought a way to show they still supported workers.
Since 1938, the U.S. federal government has established that workers are entitled to a base hourly wage. Which workers receive that minimum—and how much—has remained a political issue.
The legendary leader and medicine man, who surrendered to U.S. government troops on September 4, 1886, was so expert at eluding capture that he was thought to be protected by supernatural powers.
A group of Mexican farm workers protest from the back of a truck during a 1933 strike in California. At the height of the Great Depression, some workers were making as little as nine cents an hour. When it comes to the fight for workers’ rights in the United States, Latino Americans have been critical players since the early 1900s. Read more
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