On this day in labor history, the year was 1894.That was the day, gold miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado walked out on strike.Mine owners increased the workday from 8 to 10 hours.They refused to in

On this day in labor history, the year was 1910.That was the day Philadelphia Garment workers ended their strike in victory.The strike began just five days before Christmas. 7,000 young women walk

On this day in labor history, the year was 1900.That was the day the newly formed Building Contractors Council locked out 40,000 building tradesmen in Chicago.The Contractors Council was founded in

On this day in labor history, the year was 1937.That was the day victorious West Coast Maritime Workers ended their 99-day strike.40,000 members of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific reasserted

On this day in labor history, the year was 1908.That was the day the Supreme Court ruled on the Loewe V. Lawlor case, also known as the Danbury Hatters Case.In 1902, the United Hatters of North Ame

On this day in labor history, the year was 1848.That was the day the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed.It signaled the end of the Mexican-American War.The war began in May 1846 when t

On this day in labor history, the year was 1937.That day marked a pivotal moment in the continuing Flint sit-down strike.The nationwide strike against GM started in Flint in late December.By late J

On this day in labor history, the year was 2006.That was the day 7,000 teachers and staff at the Orleans Parish School District in New Orleans, Louisiana were fired.The public schools were considere

On this day in labor history, the year was 2011.That was the day California first celebrated its state holiday, known as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. Born on January

On this day in labor history, the year was 1912.That was the day striking worker, Anna LoPizzo was shot and killed by local police during the pivotal Bread and Roses strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts