On this day in labor history, the year was 1910.That was the day miners in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania struck for union recognition and the eight-hour day.They hoped to beat back deep wage cut

On this day in labor history, the year was 2007.That was the day that seven thousand workers at the Northrop Grumman, a shipyard company in Pascagoula, Mississippi went out on strike.Grumman is one

Labor History in 2:00https://feed.podbean.com/laborhistoryin2/feed.xmlA daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.

On this day in labor history, the year was 1930.That was the day hundreds of thousands of activists and unemployed poured into the streets worldwide for International Unemployed Day.It was a coordin

On this day in labor history, the year was 1972.That was the day autoworkers at GMs Chevy Vega plant in Lordstown, Ohio walked out on strike.The strike lasted for 18 days.The issues that fueled it

On this day in labor history the year was 1989.That was the day Machinists struck Eastern Airlines.After bankrupting Continental Airlines to void union contracts there, the much-hated Frank Lorenzo

On this day in labor history, the year was 1945.National headlines feared the growing wildcat strikes at Chrysler and Briggs auto plants in Detroit.As of March 3, the wildcats had increased to 35,00

On this day in labor history, the year was 1990.That was the day 9,300 workers walked out at Greyhound Bus Lines.The 1980s devastated Greyhound workers.First, the industry had been rocked by Presid

On this day in labor history, the year was 1936.That was the day Hoover Dam was formally turned over to the federal government.It was a massive undertaking.Approved by the Coolidge Administration i

Today in Labor History, February 28, the year wasOn this day in Labor History the year was 1942.That was the day that Sue Cowan Williams filed a lawsuit for equal pay for black school teachers in L