Many believe that Cincinnati on this day became the first U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary. Others say no, it was Boston, back in 1678, exact date unknown - 1853
United Mine Workers of America win 8-hour day - 1898
San Francisco laundry workers strike for wage increases and an 8-hour day - 1907
What
was to become a 13-week strike begins today in Hopedale, Mass., when
hundreds of workers seeking higher pay and a 9-hour day gathered in the
street near the Draper Corp. loom-making plant. The president of the
company declared: “We will spend $1 million to break this strike,” and,
in fact, did, aided by hundreds of sworn “special policemen” with
clubs. Police were drawn from a three-state area as well - 1913Unionized miners at West Virginia’s Coal River Colliery Co. (CRC) strike for union scale. CRC was an investment venture of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE), with shares owned by BLE members - 1924 (Source: Conflict at Coal River Collieries: The UMWA Versus the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, by Thomas J. Robertson & Ronald L. Lewis)
Strike of cotton mill workers begins in Gastonia, N.C. During the strike, police raided the strikers’ tent colony; the chief of police was killed. The strike leaders were framed for murder and convicted, but later freed - 1929
Some 400,000 members of the United Mine Workers strike for higher wages and employer contributions to the union’s health and welfare fund. President Truman seizes the mines - 1946
Forty thousand textile workers strike in cotton and rayon mills of six southern states, seeking higher pay, sickness and accident insurance, and pensions - 1951
Longest newspaper strike in U.S. history, 114 days, ends in New York City. Workers at nine newspapers were involved - 1963
Major league baseball players begin what is to become a 13-day strike, ending when owners agree to increase pension fund payments and to add salary arbitration to the collective bargaining agreement - 1972
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters merge with Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees - 1978
Eleven-day strike by 34,000 New York City transit workers begins, halts bus and subway service in all five boroughs
before strikers return to work with a 17 percent raise over two years plus a cost-of-living adjustment - 1980(Contract Costing for Union Negotiators (with CD): This incredibly helpful new manual for union negotiators explains both the fundamentals and the details of costing a collective agreement to prepare for and conduct your contract negotiations. It describes the principal ways that contract costs are calculated and expressed by negotiators, and guides you through the process of accurately calculating average wages for your bargaining unit—for contracts with step progression and those without.)
United Cement, Lime & Gypsum Workers Int’l Union merges with Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers - 1984
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers granted a charter by the AFL-CIO - 1989
The U.S. minimum wage increases to $3.80 per hour - 1990The United Mine Workers of America dedicates the John L. Lewis Mining and Labor Museum at Lewis’ boyhood home in Lucas, Iowa - 1990
The U.S. minimum wage increases to $4.25 per hour - 1991
Players begin the first strike in the 75-year history of the National Hockey League. They win major improvements in the free agency system and other areas of conflict, and end the walkout after 10 days - 1992
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