Tag: labor

  • Two Words: General Strike

    In November of 1948, workers in the British and American-occupied sectors of west Germany (then known as the Bi-Zone Economic Area, Bizonia for short) staged the largest single-day strike in the nation’s history. More than nine million workers, out of a total workforce of 11.7 million, stayed home from work, shutting down mines, factories, mills,…

    The words 'Let's Strike' painted in black letters on gray concrete.
  • Not Working for the Man

    We support organized labor. My husband is a member of the Ver.di union. And one of the main reasons we decided to move our family to Germany and the European Union was so our kids would start their working lives with more rights and protections than we had in the United States. So, while it…