Prohibition ended, allowing unions to once again freely organize workers in the bars and workers to once again drink freely. As Oscar Wilde said, “Work is the curse of the drinking class”. – 1933
National Labor Relations Board attorney Melton Boyd told ILWU members to “lie down like good dogs” in Juneau, Alaska. – 1947
Prohibition ended, ILWU members told to 'lie down like good dogs', 300,00 phone workers walk out of AT&T and Bell, and 15,000 janitors go on strike.CLICK TO TWEET
The National Federation of Telephone Workers (NFTW) launched the first nationwide strike against AT&T and Bell. As many as 300,000 telephone workers walked off the job. By mid-May, 37 of the 39 member unions had won new contracts with raises. NFTW became the Communications Workers of America later that year. – 1947
15,000 SEIU Local 1877 union janitors went on strike in Los Angeles, California. – 2000
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