The constitution of the Brotherhood of the Footboard was ratified by engineers in Detroit, Mich. Later became the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers - 1863
Jerry Wurf, who was to serve as president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) from 1964 to his death 1981, born in New York City. The union grew from about 220,000 members to more than 1 million during his presidency - 1919
About
200 construction workers in New York City attack a crowd of Vietnam war
protesters four days after the Kent State killings. More than 70 people
were injured, including four police officers. Peter Brennan, head of
the New York building trades, was honored at the Nixon White House two
weeks later, eventually named Secretary of Labor - 1970Some 12,000 Steelworker-represented workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber win an 18-day strike for improved wages and job security - 1997
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