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,... Full story