Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Today in Labor History


Labor History July 18th
Hospital Workers in Charleston, South Carolina
The Brotherhood of Telegraphers began an unsuccessful three-week strike against the Western Union Telegraph Company. – 1883
35,000 Chicago stockyard workers went on strike. – 1919
African-American hospital workers won a113-day union recognition strike in Charleston, South Carolina. – 1969

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