On October 25, 1949, longshoremen in Hawaii won a 177 day strike that got them union recognition, the most important thing a newly organized set of workers can achieve. It.
On October 22, 1945, workers in the Charleston, South Carolina tobacco factories walked off the job. This largely Black but in fact multiracial strike was a critical point in the.
On October 12, 1933, Mexican workers went on strike in the Los Angeles garment industry. This was a foundational moment in Mexican American labor history, one that presaged their growing.
On October 1, 1945, members of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) in New York started a wildcat strike against the corrupt and conservative leadership of their union, as well as.
On September 21, 1982, the National Football League Players Association walked off the job in the first strike that cost games in professional football history. The players didn't win all.
On September 13, 1932, the Amalgamated Clothing Workers led a successful strike of garment workers in Baltimore. This strike was a sign of the growing organizing of the 1930s that.
On August 16, 1928, Josephine Roche signed a collective bargaining agreement with the United Mine Workers of America, the first time the UMWA had won a contract in Colorado. This.
On August 6, 1944, Philadelphia's transit strike over hiring black drivers ends. This strike, done shortly after D-Day and when the nation was moving toward winning the war, demonstrates the.
