On this day in labor history, the year was 1886.That was the day thirty-eight tradesmen met in Columbus, Ohio to found the American Federation of Labor.There was an urgent need to form a new nationa

On this day in labor history, the year was 1907.That was the day troops from the 22ndInfantry arrived in Goldfield, Nevada on orders from President Teddy Roosevelt1,900 gold miners organized by the

On this day in labor history, the year was 1869.That was the day black workers met in Washington D.C. to found the Colored National Labor Union.214 black trades people hoped to work towards equal re

On this day in labor history, the year was 1944.That was the day seven employees at Detroits Dodge Truck plant stopped working to protest the firing of a union brother.When five of the seven were f

On this day in Labor History the year was 1833.That was the day prominent abolitionists convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to found the American Anti-Slavery Society.They drew up a constitution,

On this day in Labor History the year was 1833.That was the day that the Oberlin Collegiate Institute was founded in northcentral Ohio.Today it is known as Oberlin College.The college was the pr

On this day in Labor History the year was 2001.That was the day that the energy trading giant Enron filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.It was the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history up to that time.

On this day in Labor History the year was 1966.That was the day the registered nurses of the Youngstown General Duty Nurses Association walked out of their jobs.Nursing could be a grueling profess

On this day in Labor History the year was 1854.That was the day that Mary McDowell, known as the Angel of the Chicago stockyards was born.Marys father brought the family to Chicago from Cincinnat

On this day in Labor History the year was 2012.That was the day that more than 100 fast food workers in New York City walked off the job.They held a one-day strike for better wages and the right t