Labor history of the United States

The labor history of the United States describes the history of organized labor, as well as more general history of working people, in the United States. Unions have been important components of the Democratic Party, but that began in the 1930s. However, historians have long debated why no Labor Party emerged in the United States, in contrast to Western Europe.

Labor history of the United States

The labor history of the United States describes the history of organized labor, as well as more general history of working people, in the United States. Unions have been important components of the Democratic Party, but that began in the 1930s. However, historians have long debated why no Labor Party emerged in the United States, in contrast to Western Europe.