On May 30, 1925, police opened fire on workers and students in Shanghai. This began the May Thirtieth Movement, a major moment of anti-imperialist struggle in China and one that.
On May 25, 1806, the Philadelphia Mayor's Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Pullis. This is the first known court case in American history about a strike. Of course, being controlled.
On May 8, 1863, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen was founded at a meeting in Marshall, Michigan. Today, the Engineers are one of the oldest unions in the.
On May 2, 1972, a fire started in the Sunshine Mine, outside of Kellogg, Idaho. The fire filled the mine chambers with carbon monoxide and other poisonous gas. Of the.
On April 25, 1923, dockworkers in San Pedro, California, organizing under the banner of the Industrial Workers of the World, went on strike over the horrible conditions of their work.
On April 23, 1927, a fire broke out at the Briggs auto plant in Detroit. It killed 21 workers. This terrible incident is a window into the racialized forms of.
On April 7, 1947, Japan passed its Labor Standards Act. Based on the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States, the Labor Standards Act is a way to understand.
On April 1, 1576, a report was published on another disease epidemic ripping through indigenous people in Mexico and undermining the Spanish forced labor force it relied on for colonization..
