On March 22, 1879, the Socialist Labor Party held a giant celebration in Chicago to honor the Paris Commune. This moment is a good way to get into the history.
On March 16, 1907, timber workers in Portland went on strike. This was one of the first actions organized by people affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. The.
On February 21, 1824, Native Americans at three California missions revolted after a Mexican soldier beat the living heck out of a Native boy with a whip. The Chumash Revolt.
On February 11, 1918, the Presidential Mediation Commission began hearings over conditions in the Chicago stockyards. This was a huge win for the Chicago Federation of Labor’s interracial unionism and.
On January 18, 1913, teachers in New York City held the first meeting of what would become the Teachers League in New York. This would spur the creation of the.
On January 12, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9017, creating the National War Labor Board. The goal of this board was to mediate all labor issues until.
On December 22, 1945, port workers at Dakar, Senegal, in French West Africa, went on strike for higher wages. This led to a general strike that forced the French government.
On December 10, 1906, workers at the General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York, conducted a sit-down strike. This is the first known sit-down strike in American history. We don't.
