| | From Illinois History - A Magazine for Young People | Here is a partial list of articles:
The Failure of the Pullman Strike and Its Effect on the U.S. Labor Reform Movement
John Peter Altgeld: Representative of the Working Man
The Haymarket Tragedy
The Packinghouse Jungle
Mary Harris Jones: A Union Crusader
New Orient Coal Mine Disaster of 1951
The Railway Strike of 1877
The Memorial Day Massacre of 1937
A Union is Formed
The Cherry Mine Disaster and its effects on Labor and Labor Unions in the United States
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| | The Union Miners Cemetery | Located in Mt. Olive, IL, this is the burial site for Mother Jones, "the grandmother of agitators," and the victims of the Virdin Riot of 1898. The Union Miners Cemetery appears in the National Register of Historic Places, a list maintained by the United States Department of Interior.
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| | A Curriculum of United States Labor History for Teachers | This curriculum guide for teachers is sponsored by the Illinois Labor History Society. It was created by James D. Brown, Jr. for the Illinois Labor History Society in cooperation with teachers from the metro Chicago area and local union members. The Illinois Labor History Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve and promote awareness of labor history in Illinois. ILHS is staffed by volunteers. This project was also produced by volunteers and one graduate intern. The HTML version is maintained by Chicago-Kent College of Law.
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