At the dawn of the 1970s, blue-collar workers were re-shaping New York City's skyline. But they were At the dawn of the 1970s, blue-collar workers were re-shaping New York City's skyline. But they ...

Fifty-five years ago, in May 1970, a riot erupted at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets in Lower Manhattan. A few days after the killing of four students by National Guard troops at Kent State ...

Hardhats take the steps on May 8, 1970 Credit: Carl T. Gossett/The New York Times/Redux. Word spread quickly among the tight-knit community of New York City construction workers on a Friday morning: ...

The central question at the heart of so much of today’s political commentary is who best represents working Americans. Once the working class was solidly Democratic. Not anymore. Why did blue collar ...

On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students demonstrating against ...

MADISON, Wis. — On Thursday, dozens of construction workers and advocates marched downtown from Monona Terrace to St. Patrick’s Church for the 10th annual Workers’ Memorial Day processional. The sound ...