Today in 1793 Eli Whitney submitted his patent for the cotton gin, an invention that reshaped American labor by accelerating the rise of the industrial factory system in the North and dramatically expanding the brutal plantation slavery system in the South. The fight to tame the conditions industrial labor wrought, in part, by the cotton gin, remains underway today.
Mar. 1, 2021 |WORKERS’ RIGHTS | Workers in Alabama – and all across America – are voting on whether to organize a union in their workplace. It’s a vitally important choice – one that should be made without intimidation or threats by employers. President Joe Biden yesterday released a statement voicing support for workers voting to form a union...
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