Workers in American History
Suite 101: Labor History in the United States
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/labor_history
This site includes extensive reviewed links (many to primary sources), articles, and the opportunity for on-line discussion of labor history issues.

A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers
http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/curricul.htm
Sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society, this site offers handouts, primary documents, and other materials specifically designed for classroom use.  The materials cover the colonial period to the present and include useful ideas for classroom practice, integrating labor history into the broader curriculum.

The Samuel Gompers Page
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Colleges/ARHU/Depts/History/Gompers/web1.html
Sponsored by the University of Maryland-College Park, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the George Meany Memorial Archives, this page includes photographs and select documents about Gompers.

The U.S. Department of Labor's History Site
http://www.dol.gov/dol/asp/public/programs/history/main.htm
This site includes a departmental history, biographies of past secretaries of labor, and other historical information pertaining to the department.

The AFL-CIO
http://www.aflcio.org/home.htm
This is the homepage for the AFL-CIO and it includes information about the organization, including its mission statement and the full text of its constitution.  The site also includes the texts of recent speeches and press releases.

United Auto Workers History Page
http://www.uaw.org/History/index.html
This site includes accounts of key moments in UAW history.

United Farm Workers History Page
http://www.ufw.org/history.htm
This site details UFW history, including information about Cesar Chavez.
 
 
 
 
 
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