May 13 - Union Communications Services, Inc.
Western Federation of Miners formed in Butte, Mont. - 1893
The Canadian government establishes the Department of Labour. It took the U.S. another four years - 1909
Some 10,000 IWW dock workers strike in Philadelphia - 1913
UAW President Douglas A. Fraser is named to the Chrysler Corp. board
of directors, becoming the first union representative ever to sit on the
board of a major U.S. corporation - 1980
Thousands of yellow cab drivers in New York City go on a 1-day strike
in protest of proposed new regulations. “City officials were stunned by
the (strike’s) success,” The New York Times reported - 1998
Monday, May 13, 2013
Today in Labor History
Labels:
#Solidarity,
GCC,
GCC-IBT,
IBT,
Jimmy Hoffa Jr.,
Labels: AFL-CIO,
labor movement,
Pete Seeger,
Teamsters,
Today in Labor History,
Union Communications Service,
Unionist,
Working Class Heroes
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment