Luddites smash 63 “labor saving” textile machines near Nottingham, England - 1811
Fabled railroad engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones born in southeast Missouri. A member of the Railroad Engineers, he was the sole fatality in a wreck near Vaughan, Miss., on April 29, 1900. His skill and heroics prevented many more deaths. Contrary to a song that was to become popular years later, he was not a scab - 1863
(Inventory of American Labor Landmarks is an attractive booklet that offers a nice selection from the Labor Heritage Foundation’s comprehensive, ongoing inventory of labor landmarks across the country. Nearly 200 monuments, plaques and other markers are described here, from 33 states and the District of Columbia, accompanied by historical summaries and, often, by photographs.)
Transport Workers Union members at American Airlines win 11-day national strike, gaining what the union says was the first severance pay clause in industry - 1950
Today
in #Labor history: March 11 Fabled railroad engineer John Luther
“Casey” Jones born in southeast Missouri. A member of the Railroad
Engineers, he was the sole fatality in a wreck near Vaughan, Miss., on
April 29, 1900. His skill and heroics prevented many more deaths - 1863
http://www.nndb.com/people/569/000164077 ...via Pro Labor Alliance -Mel
http://www.nndb.com/people/569/000164077 ...via Pro Labor Alliance -Mel
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