April 12 -- Union Communications Services, Inc.
A group of "puddlers"—craftsmen who
manipulated pig iron to create steel—met in a Pittsburgh bar and formed
The Iron City Forge of the Sons of Vulcan. It was the strongest union in
the U.S. in the 1870s, later merging with two other unions to form what was to be the forerunner of the United Steel Workers - 1858
Birth of Florence Reece, active in Harlan County, Ky., coal strikes
and author of famed labor song “Which Side Are You On?” - 1900
The Union Label and Service Trades Department is founded by the
American Federation of Labor. Its mission: promote the products and
services of union members - 1909
Twenty “girl millworkers,”
attempting to relieve striking pickets at the Garfield, New Jersey, mill
of Forstmann and Huffmann, were beaten “when they did not move fast
enough to suit” 30 special deputies who ordered them off the site,
according to a news report - 1912
Chris Turner is born in Floyd, Va. He went on to become a NASCAR
driver and attempted, along with Fireball Roberts and Tim Flock, to
organize the other drivers into a union in 1961 in the hope of better
purses, a share in broadcasting rights and retirement benefits for the
drivers. He was banned by NASCAR and was unsuccessful when he sued for
reinstatement. The court said he was an individual contractor, not an
employee of NASCAR or any track - 1924
(Your Rights in the Workplace, 9th edition: The
most substantial "employee rights" reference we’ve found. This book
covers concerns of every worker in every state, in plain language and
with what-to-do-about-it advice. Unions remain the best protection on
the job, but this guide gives solid explanations on the full range of
issues and options, and then some. Topics covered include privacy
rights, family leave, discrimination and harassment, wages and hours,
hiring and firing, safety on the job. Fully indexed, dozens of
resources.)
The Toledo (Ohio) Auto-Lite strike begins today with 6,000 workers
demanding union recognition and higher pay. The strike is notable for a
5-day running battle in late May between the strikers and 1,300 members
of the Ohio National Guard. Known as the "Battle of Toledo," the clash
left two strikers dead and more than 200 injured. The 2-month strike, a
win for the workers’ union, is regarded by many labor historians as one
of the nation’s three most important strikes - 1934
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