On January 22, 1905, the first Russian Revolution began when the military fired on striking workers in St. Petersburg. The revolution, such as it even was, failed, as most revolutions.
On January 14, 1977, the International Ladies Garment Workers Union lost a union election in Los Angeles after the Immigration and Naturalization Service raided the workplace, deporting many of the.
On November 20, 1872, San Francisco police arrested a man named Lora Marks in San Francisco for beating Chinese a prostitute in the street. There is nothing overly significant about.
On November 14, 1903, leading unionists and female reformers met in Boston to create the Women's Trade Union League. This was an effort to support unions for women workers and.
On October 16, 1937, the Buchanan Dam, which dammed the Colorado River of Texas, west of the town of Burnet, was dedicated. This event might not seem to have a.
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus stumbled upon Hispaniola. Part of the revolution he wrought was transforming work in the Americas, because what he wanted and how he treated the.
On October 4, 1936, British fascists decided to hold a march in London. The British labor movement and others on the left who despised these fascists bastards showed up ready.
On September 28, 1864, the first meeting of the International Workingmen’s Association, took place in London. Better known as the First International, this was a critically important point in the.
