On June 6, 1844, George Williams founded the Young Men's Christian Association in London. While it was not really Williams' intention, the YMCA would later become a critical allly in.
On May 26, 1913, actors unionized in Actors Equity Association. This necessary move to professionalize actors as workers fighting for decent conditions played an important role in bringing the field.
On May 18, 1900, the International Association of Machinists and employers signed what became known as the Murray Hill Agreement. This brief and failed attempt to create rational labor relations.
On May 10, 1972, the Farah clothing strike in El Paso began. This almost all-Latino workforce, mostly women, were on the front lines of labor activism in the early 70s..
On May 5, 1913, barbers in New York City went on strike. This little known incident with not a lot of public information on it is quite interesting. Let's put.
On April 5, 2010, the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia exploded, killing 29 of the 31 workers laboring in the mine. The product of the.
On March 30, 1891, the National Union of Textile Workers formed. This early attempt to unite New England textile workers did not succeed, but it was an important moment in.
On March 20, 1945, four leaders of a strike among Black WACs at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, were convicted of disobeying orders and sentenced to hard labor. Privates Anna Morrison, Mary.
