1800s Today in Labor History June 29, 1885: A streetcar strike began in Chicago after several workers were unfairly fired. The police chief wrote that he could see fifty stones in the air (aimed at scabs), but couldn’t tell where they were coming from. The workers’ won the strike. Today In Labor History June 29, …
1500s Today in Labor History June 24, 1525: The Church reconquered the Anabaptist free state of Munster. The Anabaptists had created a sectarian, communal government in Munster, Germany, during the Reformation. They controlled the city from February until June 24, 1525. Both the Catholic and Lutheran authorities heavily persecuted them as heretics. They opposed participation …
Today in Labor History June 23, 1611: Henry Hudson’s crew mutinied and set him adrift in the Hudson Bay. No one ever saw or heard from him again. He was trying to find the fabled Northwest Passage through the arctic circle to China. Conditions were terrible. It was freezing. They were running out of food …
1800s Today in Labor History June 19, 1865: Slavery ended in Texas, more than 2 months after the end of the Civil War. This date is now celebrated each year as the holiday “Juneteenth.” It officially became a national holiday in 2021. June 19, 1888: U.S. marines attacked Seoul, Korea in order to protect U.S. …
1830s Today in Labor History June 16, 1836: Workers formed the London Working Men’s Association, launching the Chartist movement. The Chartists took their name from the People’s Charter, which demanded universal suffrage for men, regardless of social class. The movement appealed to skilled workers, not the masses of unskilled laborers. They followed the utopian socialism …