The History and Judicial Understanding of Labor in America
The genesis, development, and establishment of a Labor Day observance in American in the late 19th Century tells us a lot about the important, historic role of the labor movement, its leadership, and, most important, the workers who animated it. Two recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court involving the dues-based, representative power of labor unions and the rights of employees to be free from discrimination similarly reflect who we are as a nation—as do the accounts of a former local Waukesha alderman in his personal history and public service. [The host of WAUK’s “This Week in…
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