This Week in Labor History
July 6
Rail union leader Eugene V. Debs is arrested during the Pullman strike, described by the New York Times as “a struggle between …
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June 29
An executive order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the National Labor Relations Board. A …
This Week in Labor History
| June 15 Battle of Century City, as police in Los Angeles attack some 500 janitors and their supporters during a peaceful Service Employees Int’l |
This Week in Labor History
| June 8 New York City drawbridge tenders, in a dispute with the state over pension issues, leave a dozen bridges open, snarling traffic in |
This Week in Labor History
June 1
Extinguishing the light of hope in the hearts and aspirations of workers around the world, the Mexican government abolishes siestas—a mid-afternoon nap …
This Week in Labor History
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Philip Murray is born in Scotland. He went on to emigrate to the U.S., become founder
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May 20
Local Union No. 3, IBEW commemorates the passing of brother Thomas Van Arsdale (February 16, 1924 – May 20, 2018). Tom served
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May 4
Haymarket massacre. A bomb is thrown as Chicago police start to break up a rally for strikers at the McCormick Harvesting Machine …
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April 29
Coxey’s Army of 500 unemployed civil war veterans reaches Washington, D.C. – 1894
May 1
Eight-hour day demonstration in Chicago and other …
This Week in Labor History
April 20
An unknown assailant shoots through a window at United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther as he is eating dinner at his kitchen …