| Railroad Strike of 1877 State Historical Marker |
Liberty Avenue & 26th St. |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
Railroad and industrial workers revolted against the concentration of wealth and economic disruption resulting from technological change. In a prolonged and bloody confrontation with thousands of citizens, the Philadelphia militia killed at least 26. |
| Railroad Workers' Monument |
Miller Park |
Bloomington |
IL |
Commemorates thousands of railroad shop workers who contributed to building communities in central Illinois. The railroad shops first opened in Bloomington in 1854 and produced railroad cars. |
| Randolph, A. Philip, Memorial |
Union Station, departing/outgoing trains |
Washington |
DC |
Honors the labor leader and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph, leader of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. |
| Randolph, A. Philip, Memorial |
New Back Bay Station waiting room |
Boston |
MA |
The bronze statue represents A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979), labor leader, civil rights leader, founder and first president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. |
| Reuther Memorial |
UAW Black Lake Labor Education Center |
Onaway |
MI |
In 1946, Walter Reuther was elected president of the United Auto Workers and in 1952, the head of the CIO. In 1955, he became vice president of the merged AFL-CIO. Reuther supported both civil rights and social welfare legislation during his labor career. |
| Rincon Annex Post Office Murals |
Rincon Post Office Annex; 101 Spear St., at Mission St. |
San Francisco |
CA |
The WPA commissioned these indoor murals depicting the history of San Francisco, including panels of labor prisoner Tom Mooney, Harry Bridges during the 1934 General Strike, and Chinese labor building the railroads. |
| Rock Island Worker's Memorial |
park |
Rock Island |
IL |
Commemorates workers who have lost their lives on the job. The park where the memorial was placed is the site of the old AFL Labor Temple. |
| Rosie the Riveter Memorial |
Corner of Regatta & Marina Bay Pkwy., in the Marina Bay Park |
Richmond |
CA |
Marks the accomplishments and remembers the hardships of the women known as "Rosies," who worked in the Kaiser Shipyards during WWII. 747 warships were produced at Shipyard No. 2. |