Articles written by Phil Luciano

Phil Luciano, Reporter|Updated Oct 3, 2019

From organizing unions to effecting labor laws, Illinois has played a vital historical role as a flashpoint - sometimes involving violence and danger - for workplace fairness. These are some of the key figures and events of that struggle. Mother Jones She lost her own family, so she adopted a new one, a huge one, lifting up the cause of labor. In the process, Mother Jones became perhaps the greatest labor force in the history of Illinois. An Irish immigrant and dressmaker,...