Today in Labor History

December 07 -- SOURCE: Union Communications Services, Inc.

Heywood Broun born in New York City. Journalist, columnist and co-founder, in 1933, of The Newspaper Guild - 1888

Steam boiler operators from 11 cities across the country meet in Chicago to form the National Union of Steam Engineers of America, the forerunner to the International Union of Operating Engineers. Each of the men represented a local union of 40 members or fewer - 1896

More than 1,600 protesters staged a national hunger march on Washington, D.C. to present demands for unemployment insurance - 1931

United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union merges into Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union - 1982

Delegates to the founding convention of the National Nurses United (NNU) in Phoenix, Ariz. unanimously endorse the creation of the largest union and professional organization of registered nurses in U.S. history. The 150,000-member union is the product of merger of three groups - 2009

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Today in #LaborHistory: Dec 7, 1896 -via- 'Rip and Ron'

The National Union of Steam & Operating Engineers was organized. In 1918 they changed their name to International, and in 1928 dropped the word Steam from their name. Today they are the IUOE.

"This founding convention also adopted a Declaration of Principles, most of which are still valid today. The delegates pledged support of the American Federation of Labor ... endorsed the union label ... urged adoption of a uniform license law nationally ... and vowed to secure a higher standard of wages for it members." - from http://www.durfees150.com/operator.html