Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00


August 10 - Illinois Brotherhoods Join the ‘22 Shopmen Strike

August 10, 2024

On this day in labor history, the year was 1922.That was the day 1300 workers from the four railroad brotherhoods walked off the job in Joliet, near Chicago.The walkout threatened to paralyze freight service for steel mills in nearby Gary and other re