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TED Talks
TED: COVID-19 unraveled the workforce. Here's how to fix it | Mary L. Gray
We are living through the tech-enabled unraveling of full-time employment itself, says anthropologist Mary L. Gray. As the pandemic exposes and accelerates the shift to on-demand online labor, Gray takes us inside the jobs being created...
TED Talks
TED: The work that makes all other work possible | Ai-jen Poo
Domestic workers are entrusted with the most precious aspects of people's lives -- they're the nannies, the elder-care workers and the house cleaners who do the work that makes all other work possible. Too often, they're invisible, taken...
TED Talks
TED: What foods did your ancestors love? | Aparna Pallavi
Around the world, Indigenous food cultures vanish because of industrialized agriculture and a shifting, Western-influenced concept of the ideal diet. Food researcher Aparna Pallavi explores why once-essential culinary traditions...
Makematic
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan went up in flames, killing 146 workers. The tragedy marked a pivotal moment in the fight for labor rights.
Makematic
Workers in the Age of Industry
In the summer of 1892, steelworkers in Homestead, Pennsylvania went on strike after plans to cut pay were announced. The violence that followed was a pivotal moment in the struggle for workers’ rights in the United States.
The Business Professor
Understanding the Impact of Immigrant Status on Labor Law
This video explains how immigration status affects the application of employment or labor law in the United States. It discusses the Immigration and Nationality Act, which outlines the criteria for immigrants to enter and work in the...
PBS
Why Doesn't the US Have Paid Parental Leave?
The day is finally here! Your baby has arrived and you're officially a new parent! But how long until that new baby smell wears off and you're forced to return to work and find reliable childcare? Today Danielle looks at the history...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Cesar Chavez Day
Scholars learn how Cesar Chavez and his labor union organized boycotts to promote changes for migrant farm workers. In video clips, Chavez also speaks on how the boycott can promote change and efforts people can take to help. The...
C-SPAN
On This Day: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
How did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire change modern working conditions? The engaging resource explains conditions that contributed to the tragic fire, the workers affected by it, and how it changed labor laws and working...
PBS
Labor Day | All About the Holidays
Labor Day isn't just a day off at the beginning of the school year! Learn all about the workers who fought for labor laws and workplace safety with an informative video about the origins of Labor Day.
PBS
The Supreme Court: Worker's Rights
How did the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment affect worker's rights? Discover why it is so important using an enlightening resource. Learners watch a video about worker's rights, read background information...
PBS
The Supreme Court: FDR and the Court
What do FDR, the New Deal, and the Supreme Court have in common? All three were involved in a court case that granted a maid back wages, so she received the minimum wage at the time—a case in which the Supreme Court ruled in favor of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Made in l.a.: Examine Labor Practices in the Garment Industry
In this clip, a Mexican immigrant and garment worker talks about the working conditions in the garment factory. [2:14]