On July 11, 1892 striking silver miners in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho blew up the Frisco Mill, a mine building filled with guards, after getting into a firefight with Pinkertons, killing.
A digest of This Day in Labor History July 6, 1892--The Homestead StrikeJuly 12, 1917--The Bisbee DeportationJuly 14, 1877--The Great Railroad StrikeSeptember 9, 1739--The Stono RebellionSeptember 17, 1989--The Pittston StrikeOctober.
On July 3, 1835, children employed in Paterson, New Jersey's textile mills went on strike, demanding an 11 hour day and 6 day week. The textile factory system that had.
On this day in 1894, the American Railway Union, headed by Eugene Debs, called a nationwide boycott in solidarity with their striking members at Pullman, Illinois. This action turned a.
On June 6, 1943, nearly 30 leaders of the Packard Hate Strike in a United Auto Workers-organized plant in Detroit were suspended from their jobs. The culmination of a series.
On this date in 1937, Chicago police opened fire on strikers in front of the Republic Steel mill, killing 10 workers. Part of the "Little Steel" strike, where smaller steel.
On May 16, 1934, a mere week after longshoremen in San Francisco walked off the job and roiled the west coast, truckers in Minneapolis went on strike in an action.
On this date in 1934, longshoremen on the West Coast walked off their jobs, beginning of the largest strikes in the history of the region and helping feed the move.
