Joe Worker and the Story of Labor #nn

"Joe Worker and the Story of Labor" traces the history of labor organizing in America from the early 20th century through the 1940s. The narrative follows union struggles including brewery workers and carpenters fighting for shorter hours and better wages, the 1916 railway strike, and steel mill organizing in 1918-1919, showing how workers overcame employer resistance, racial discrimination, and anti-union propaganda. The story illustrates how union solidarity defeated tactics designed to divide workers by race and nationality, culminating in a call for international labor unity and democratic unions to prevent future wars and secure decent working standards for all people.