Visit these sites for an education in the proud history of the U.S. union movement.

Major Links Sites

• About.com
  Part of About.com's comprehensive American history links compilations.

Major Labor History Sites

• A. Philip Randolph
  An online exhibit, based on the 1992-2001 traveling exhibit, featuring photos from his early life and from his work in the civil rights and trade union movements.
  
  
• American Labor History
  An online study guide from the Colonial through contemporary periods.
  
  
• American Labor Museum: Botto House National Landmark
  The American Labor Museum is housed in the Botto House National Landmark, a 1908 Victorian home and meeting place for more than 20,000 silk mill workers during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike. The museum includes a labor and immigrant library and changing exhibits.

• Curriculum for Teachers and Labor History Links
  A curriculum guide created for the Illinois Labor History Society, covering Colonial times to the present. Includes helpful time lines, a list of important people in the U.S. union movement and a bibliography.
  
  
• IWW—The Wobblies
  The website of the Industrial Workers of the World.
  
  
• Mining Disasters
  Information about mining tragedies and the legislation they resulted in, from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration.

• The George Meany Memorial Archives
  Online exhibits, reference assistance and more at the archives established by the AFL-CIO to preserve its historical records and make them available for research.
  
  
• Monroe County Labor History Museum
  Preserves and displays local, regional and national labor history, offers a venue for youth outreach programs and hosts a library and database for labor history research.
  
  
• The Samuel Gompers Papers
  A documentary history of the American working class, sponsored by the University of Maryland-College Park, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the George Meany Memorial Archives.
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor
  Selected U.S. labor history links.
  
  
• Women's Labor History
  Learn about the rich and proud history of women in the American union movement.