On January 25, 1960 Mitsui Miike coal mine lockout in Japan began, the single biggest labor dispute in the history of Japan. This was also a core battle to see.
On January 23, 1922, the United Textile Workers led between 70,000 and 85,000 workers out on strike, protesting the continued exploitative reality of work in the apparel factories. This was.
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 December 19, 1940, arguments before the Supreme Court began in U.S. v. Darby Lumber Co. to decide the constitutionality of the Fair Labor Standards Act, passed in 1938. In.
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 November 4, 1942, copper mines in Butte, Montana went on strike to protest the use of Black miners on the job. One of far too many hate strikes during.
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 10, 1936, movie projector unionists in New York lobbed tear gas into a theatre on Times Square in New York. Although unrelated to striking American Federation of Musicians.
