On May 25, 1943, white workers rioted at Alabama Dry Dock after Fair Employment Practice Committee officials forced the company to promote 12 black workers to skilled positions. One of.
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 8, 1935, Mine Mill leads zinc miners out on strike in the Missouri/Kansas/Oklahoma tri-state border area. This strike was unusual because of the political conservatism of many of.
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 2, 1992, Seattle mayor Norm Rice created the Child Care Staffing Task Force to deal with the city’s low-wage child care workers and how to improve their working.
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 18, 1886, anarchists in Liege, Belgium, held an action commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Paris Commune. Tapping into great dissatisfaction among the Belgian working class with their.
On March 14, 1882, textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts walked off the job. Thirty years later, a much more famous textile strike would take place in that town. That one.
