Friday, February 02, 2024

Today in Labor History February 2nd, 2024

 



Three hundred newsboys organize to protest a cut in pay by the Minneapolis Tribune - 1917

Legal secretary Iris Rivera fired for refusing to make coffee; secretaries across Chicago protest - 1977
 
The 170-day lockout (although management called it a strike) of 22,000 steelworkers by USX Corp. ends with a pay cut but greater job security.  It was the longest work stoppage in the history of the U.S. steel industry - 1987

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