Today on #IndigenousPeoplesDay we honor the role of Native workers in labor history. This United Mine Workers Journal photo, “Keeping the Old Ways Alive: Navajo Miners and Their Medicine Men,” reflects the strength of tradition and community in the mines. #unitedmineworkers

In the 1960s, USAID training programs brought together leaders from around the world to learn about labor, industry, agriculture & more. Pamphlets like these from Kheel’s collection capture that global exchange. #LaborHistory #USAID

#onthisdayinlaborhistory The ILGWU strike against the Triangle Shirtwaist Co. sparked the “Uprising of the 20,000” (1909–10). 🔹 339 shops signed with the union—Triangle refused. 🔹 Less than 2 years later, 146 workers died in the Triangle fire. #uprisingofthe20000 #trianglefire

Learn your ABCs with United Shoe Machinery Co. A stands for Adam who had no shoes! #laborhistory #archives #shoemaking

The Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) was founded in 1978 at an Ohio convention amid deep corruption in the union. Two years earlier, a reform leader pushing for direct elections & officer salary limits was beaten by thugs at the Vegas convention. #laborhistory #teamsters

From the Stacks: Our collection of 18th and 19th c. labor contacts sheds light on early working conditions. This contract outlines the expectations of an apprentice - revealing the power dynamics between workers & employers in the era. #laborhistory #archives #laborcontract

On #September11 we remember the lives lost in 2001. In the aftermath, NYC’s building trades created the World Trade Center Building Trades Support Network, offering aid + solidarity to workers & families. #NeverForget #LaborHistory

Music fueled the labor movement!🎶 Our collection includes union song books, Pins and Needles sheet music, and folk & work song pamphlets that kept the spirit of solidarity alive. #laborhistory #archives #unionsongs #laborsongs

As football season kicks off, we're spotlighting this handbook created for players and coaches- detailing rules and expectations. A reminder that behind the game is a long history of organizing, standards, and labor in sport.🏈 #laborhistory #archives #football #NFL

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸 Celebrated for over 130 years, Labor Day honors workers’ contributions. 📸Pictured: Signs prepared for the 1959 Labor Day Parade in NYC — a glimpse into labor’s rich history. #LaborDay #LaborHistory #Archives #ILGWU

Welcome back, Cornellians! Check out this eye-opening back-to-school ad from the #ILGWU highlighting the harsh realities of child labor in mills. #ChildLabor

Check out this UAW-CIO education department poster from our collection advocating for a livable wage. Everyone deserves fair pay for their hard work. #livingwage #fairpay #workersrights

#Onthisdayinhistory in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, marking a historic shift in American life. For the first time ever, retirees are guaranteed income, and a national system of unemployment benefits is created. #SocialSecurity

Discover this rare issue of Trabajador Agricolo, a Spanish newsletter from the Cannery and Agricultural Workers Union! Found in the Cletus Daniel papers, which document 1930s strikes in Southern California. Check out the new finding aid here: https://t.co/PnPuzapSDV #kheelcenter

Check out these amazing snapshots from our International Ladies Garment Workers Union Photographs featuring "Pins and Needles," a witty musical that satirizes politics and the elite while skewering current events for working folks! #ILGWU #garmentworkers

#onthisdayinhistory in 1986, Florence Reece passed away in Knoxville, Tennessee at 86. Reece was a Mine Workers union activist and author of "Which Side Are You On?", written after her home was ransacked by Harlan County sheriff J.H. Blair and his thugs during a 1931 strike.

#Onthisdayinhistory in 1975, former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears. Declared legally dead in 1982, his body has never been found. Hoffa was interviewed at Cornell University’s ILR School in April 1975, only 3 months before he disappeared. #laborhistory #jimmyhoffa

A manufacturer and the Union Price Committee examine garments to estimate the work involved as a basis for piece rates. #garmentindustry #ILGWU

Check out this snapshot of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union Local 160 Underwear & Brassiere Workers' Union women's basketball team from Bayone, NJ with the local's banner. The ILGWU had various local sports teams. #ILGWU #localsports #womensbasketball

#onthisdayinhistory in 1899 the New York City newsboys two-week strike began. Several rallies drew more than 5,000 newsboys, complete with speeches by strike leader Kid Blink, who was blind in one eye. The boys were successful in forcing publishers to buy back unsold papers.