On this day in labor history, the year was 1932.That was the day the State Militia was called into Kincaid, Illinois.164 high school students had just walked out of the classroom, declaring themselves on strike.They were protesting the school boards

On this day in labor history, the year was 1949.That was the day Americans awoke to fears the nationwide steel strike would spread rapidly to include key fabrication plants.Half a million steel workers had joined 400,000 coal miners on strike the mornin

On this day in Labor History the year was 1991.That was the day that the Pattern Makers League of North America merged with International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.Have you ever heard of the Pattern Makers union?The Pattern Makers

On this day in Labor History the year was 1892. That was the day that 29 leaders of the Homestead Steel Strike in Pennsylvania were charged with treason against the state. If you are a regular listener to this broadcast, you have heard about this strike

On this day in Labor History the year was 1931.Canadian Coal miners, their wives, and children marched through the streets of Estevan, Saskatchewan.The miners were on strike for union recognition, and better pay and working conditions.Safety was a majo

On this day in Labor History the year was 1909.That was the day the International Ladies Garment Workers Union began a strike against the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Eventually, female workers struck at 339 of the 352 shirtwaist manufacturing firms in

On this day in Labor History the year was 1904.A woman was arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on Fifth Avenue in New York City.Women in the United States are no longer likely to be arrested for smoking cigarettes in public.They continue to face

On this day in Labor History the year was 1786. Daniel Shays led a group of farmers in an armed uprising.They were angry about taxes levied by the State of Massachusetts.Shays had been a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutiona

Can a photograph bring about social reform? Lewis Hine believed it could. On this day in Labor History the year was 1874, renowned photographer, Lewis Hine, was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.Hine studied sociology at the University of Chicago, Columbia Uni

On this day in Labor History the year was 1789. Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789.This act established the plan for U.S. Supreme Court. At first the Court was comprised of just six justices appointed by the President with Senate confirmation.