The Union That Wired America: The IBEW Story
From dangerous early linework to today’s energy grid, data centers and electrical apprenticeships, the history of the IBEW is a story of skill, safety, training and worker solidarity.
Labor Day 2026: Honoring the Workers Who Built America
Labor Day is much more than a day off.
It is a national tribute to the working people who built America, strengthened its communities, and fought for safer workplaces, fair wages, reasonable hours, and a voice on the job. It is also a celebration of today’s union members—the people who keep our country moving every day.
From Switchboards to Streaming: How CWA Kept Up With a Changing America
CWA began with telephone workers. Today, its members work across telecommunications, media, airlines, public service, higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, high tech, video games, and other industries. The union says it represents workers through roughly 1,200 chartered local unions across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
From Grocery Aisles to Meatpacking Lines: The UFCW Story
LaborForce Media | History of Unions Series | August 30, 2026 Walk into almost any grocery store in America and you will see the finished product. Fresh meat wrapped behind glass. Produce stacked in neat rows. Prescriptions waiting behind the pharmacy counter. Shelves filled with food and household goods. What you usually do not see…