Tag: labor history
This week in labor history: September 20-26
SEPTEMBER 20
1878– Upton Sinclair, socialist and author of The Jungle — published on this day in 1906 — born in Baltimore, Md.
1887– According to...
This week in labor history: September 13-19
SEPTEMBER 13
1926 – The Post Office Department orders 25,000 railway mail clerks to shoot to kill any bandits attempting to rob the mail.
1971 –...
This week in labor history: September 6-12
SEPTEMBER 6
1869 – One of the worst disasters in the history of U.S. anthracite mining occurred at the Avondale Mine, near Scranton, Pa., when...
This week in labor history: August 23-29
AUGUST 23
1912 – The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations is formed by Congress, during a period of great labor and social unrest. After three...
This week in labor history: August 16-22
AUGUST 16
1894 – George Meany, plumber, first AFL-CIO president, born in City Island, Bronx. In his official biography, George Meany and His Times, he...
This week in labor history: August 9-15
AUGUST 9
1890 – Knights of Labor strike New York Central railroad, ultimately to be defeated by scabbing.
1927 – Nine men and one woman meet...
This week in labor history: August 2-8
AUGUST 2
1918 – The first General Strike in Canadian history is held in Vancouver, organized as a one-day political protest against the killing of...
This week in labor history: July 26-August 1
JULY 26
1877 – In Chicago, 30 workers are killed by federal troops, more than 100 wounded at the “Battle of the Viaduct” during the...
St. Louis Coalition of Labor Union Women helped close the gender...
By ZACHARY PALITZSCH
Archivist
State Historical Society of Missouri
The national Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) held its founding conference in Chicago in March 1974. Over...
This week in labor history: July 19-25
JULY 19
1848 – Women’s Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Delegates adopt a Declaration of Women’s Rights and call for women’s suffrage.
1940 –...