Labor unions have been a blessing for America over the years, starting in the 1800s when they worked to ... the union that just went on a brief strike, leading to an ample settlement for ...

In the late 1800s ... first Labor Day parade, marching from New York’s City Hall to a giant picnic at an uptown park on Sept. 5, 1882. Image The Labor Day parade passing through Union Square ...

But it pales in comparison to the heydays of the movement, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when workers across the United States frequently used massive strikes to bargain with their employers ...