On this day in labor history, the year was 1980.That was the day Robert Goss, president of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers, called a nationwide strike against the oil industry.The union sought

On this day in labor history, the year was 1916.That was the day of the Youngstown Massacre.It was World War I and the demand for steel in war production had skyrocketed.Steel workers at Republic

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On this day in labor history, the year was 1937.That was the day workers of UAW Local 14 walked out on strike against the Toledo Chevrolet Transmission Plant. They joined the strike wave against GM.

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On this day in labor history, the year was 1946.That was the day Americans awoke to national headlines that the strike wave already underway since the previous fall, would most likely continue and in

On this day in labor history, the year was 1966.That was the day 33,000 transit workers of TWU Local 100 waged a 13-day strike in New York City.They shut down 135 miles of subway, 2200 buses and aff

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On this day in labor history, the year was 1969.That was the day President Richard Nixon signed the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act into law.At least three key events served as the impetus f