| AFL-CIO Headquarters |
815 16th St. NW |
Washington |
DC |
President Dwight Eisenhower and AFL-CIO President George Meany laid the cornerstone of the building in 1955. The two murals on the ground floor titled, " Labor is Life" (south) and "Labor Omnia Vincit," (north) were designed by Lumen Martin Winter.. |
| AFSCME Roll of Honor |
AFSCME Council 4 headquarters |
New Britain |
CT |
Marker was placed for the men and women who put their lives on the line. It is a recognition of the need for more safety measures and a call to extend OSHA coverage to public employees. |
| Allegheny Arsenal Explosion Monument |
Allegheny Cemetery; Butler St. |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Memorializes the 43 girls buried here who were killed in the arsenal explosion nearby on Sept. 17, 1862. A total of 75 workers died in the explosion, making it the worst industrial accident associated with the Civil War. |
| American Factory Worker Sculptures |
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry |
Chicago |
IL |
Statues were discovered in the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry storage rooms. The 1933 Chicago Century of Progress Exposition exhibited six statues. |
| American Federation of Labor Founding State Historical Marker |
Mellon Park; NW corner opposite the site of historic Turner Hall, now William Penn Hotel |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
On Nov. 14, 1881, trade unions formed the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Organizations, later becoming the AFL. Under the leadership of Samuel Gompers and Peter McGuire, the AFL became the most influential labor organization in the nation. |
| American Federation of Labor Headquarters |
901 Massachusetts Ave. NW |
Washington |
DC |
After completion in 1916, the building served as AFL headquarters until 1956. In 1957, the United Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitters Industry moved into the building. |
| American Federation of Teachers Office |
3 S. Wabash St. |
Chicago |
IL |
This is the first office of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). |
| American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial |
adjacent to Los Angeles Maritime Museum |
San Pedro |
CA |
A tribute to the Merchant Marines wartime contributions. |
| American Merchant Seamen Memorial |
outside the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum; 1315 Chestnut St. |
St. Louis |
MO |
The American Merchant Marine has served as "the nation's fourth arm of defense" during many U.S. wars. More than 1,200 Seafarers International Union (SIU) members were killed in WWII, and are included in the ranks of the Merchant Marine. |
| America's Industrial Heritage Project |
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Johnstown |
PA |
Purpose of the project is to commemorate the contribution of the region's iron, steel, coal and transportation industries. It also plans to use related historic sites and cultural resources for a tourism promotion program. |
| Amtrak Workers Memorial |
Union Station; 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE |
Washington |
DC |
Memorial honors those Amtrak employees who "lost their lives in performance of their duties." |
| Anderson, Colonel James, Monument |
Allegheny Library; Allegheny Sq. |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Andrew Carnegie dedicated this monument to the businessman/philanthropist Colonel Anderson who let working boys (like Andrew Carnegie) borrow books from his personal library. |
| Anthracite Boys Bust |
Office of the Mayor |
Wilkes-Barre |
PA |
Honors "the boys of the anthracite" and is an inspiration to youths brought before Mayor Charles N. Loveland for juvenile offenses. |
| Arsenal Monument |
Range 97, Site 142; Congressional Cemetery; 1801 E St. SE |
Washington |
DC |
An accidental explosion at the Washington Arsenal on June 17, 1864, killed at least 21 women who worked filling cartridges for the Union Army during the Civil War. |
| Auto-Lite Workers' Memorial |
Union Memorial Park; Elm & Champlain Sts. |
Toledo |
OH |
Tribute to the autoworkers who struck in 1934 to build the United Auto Workers (UAW). Electric Auto-Lite workers were brutally attacked by National Guardsmen, and more than 200 were injured in Toledo's bloodiest labor battle. |
| Avondale Mine Disaster Historical Marker (Avondale) |
Plymouth Township; east side of US Rt. 11 |
Avondale |
PA |
At 10 am, Sept. 6, 1869, one of the worst disasters in the history of US anthracite mining occurred at the Avondale Mine. A fire, originating from a furnace at the bottom of a 237' deep shaft roared up the shaft killing 110 miners, 80% of whom were Welsh. |
| Avondale Mine Disaster Historical Marker (Scranton) |
Washburn Cemetery |
Scranton |
PA |
Sept. 6, 1869 one of the worst disasters in US anthracite mining history struck. At Avondale Mine, a furnace fire at the bottom of a 237' deep shaft roared up the shaft killing 110 miners. 61 victims were buried at Washburn Cemetery on Sept. 9, 1869. |
