The United States Civil Service Commission was established as the Pendleton Act went into effect - 1883
Thousands of Palmer Raids detainees win right to meet with lawyers and attorney representation at deportation hearings. "Palmer" was Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. attorney general under Woodrow Wilson. Palmer believed Communism was "eating its way into the homes of the American workman," and Socialists were causing most of the country's social problems - 1920
(May Day: A Graphic History of Protest traces the development of International Workers' Day, May 1st, against the ever-changing economic and political backdrop in Canada and across North America. Recognizing the importance of work and the historical struggles of workers to improve their lives, with a particular focus on the struggles of May 1st, the comic includes the reader as part of this history, and the story concludes that “We are all part of this historical struggle; it's our history and our future.”)
Former UAW President Leonard Woodcock dies in Ann Arbor, Mich., at age 89. He had succeeded Walter Reuther and led the union from 1970 to 1977 - 2001
Working Class Heroes
January 16, 1919 – Semaine Sanglante ("Bloody Week") ended on this date
in Buenos Aires. The General Strike was crushed, with as many as 700 dead
and 2000 wounded. The militant Argentinean anarchist movement is
decimated by the repression which follows & trade union reformists gain
control of the workers' movement. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 16, 1991 – U.S. invaded Kuwait and Iraq. By the end, an estimated
1,000,000 Iraqis died from bombings and the effects of the following five
years of U.S.-led global economic embargo. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 16, 1992 – The government of El Salvador and the FMLN rebels
signed a peace accord, formally ending a 12-year-old civil war that
killed 75,000, mostly civilians. (From the Daily Bleed) -Mel
in Buenos Aires. The General Strike was crushed, with as many as 700 dead
and 2000 wounded. The militant Argentinean anarchist movement is
decimated by the repression which follows & trade union reformists gain
control of the workers' movement. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 16, 1991 – U.S. invaded Kuwait and Iraq. By the end, an estimated
1,000,000 Iraqis died from bombings and the effects of the following five
years of U.S.-led global economic embargo. (From the Daily Bleed)
January 16, 1992 – The government of El Salvador and the FMLN rebels
signed a peace accord, formally ending a 12-year-old civil war that
killed 75,000, mostly civilians. (From the Daily Bleed) -Mel
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