By Jane Slaughter, March 2009

Thirty years on, we’re looking at a different labor movement from the one Labor Notes started goosing on February 20, 1979. With rank-and-file resistance bubbling up all over, Labor Notes’ idea was to give restless union members a clearinghouse of ideas for fighting the boss and changing the unions from below. “Let’s put the movement back in the labor movement” was the slogan. Read More.

PATCO, Greyhound, Hormel, Pittston Coal, Staley, Detroit Newspapers, May Day 2006, Republic Windows and Doors. Unions fought bosses on NAFTA, the WTO, concessions, immigrants’ rights, the right to a union. A slide show of 30 years of labor history. Most photos by former Labor Notes editor Jim West. View the slideshow.

From Labor Notes, March 2009

A timeline of major events for Labor Notes and the labor movement over the last three decades, complete with photos. View the timeline

Pictures from Labor Notes Conferences over the years, by former Labor Notes editor Jim West.

Noteworthy articles from the pages of Labor Notes, 1979-2009. View the complete list.

Labor Notes is celebrating 30 years of agitating and organizing in the labor movement. Help us keep going!