Today in Labor History March 18, 1741: The New York governor’s complex was burned in an arson attack. The Fort George fire started the New York Conspiracy of 1741. The conspiracy involved a series of fires in Manhattan in the spring of 1741. They were supposedly carried out by slaves and poor whites and Catholics. However, historians disagree as …
1920s-1940s Today in Labor History March 17, 1920: A General Strike in Germany helped defeat the Kapp Putsch. March 17, 1921: The Bolsheviks defeated the Kronstadt mutiny. Trotsky boasted that he would “shoot them like pigeons.” March 17, 1942: The Nazis gassed the first Jews from the Lvov Ghetto at the Belzec death camp. It was located in what is today eastern …
Today in Labor History March 16, 1811: Luddites attacked machines throughout the northwest of England. They destroyed over 100 frames in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirby, Woodborough, Lambley, Bulwell, & Ilkeston in Derbyshire. 19102-1920s Today in Labor History March 16, 1916: The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. March …
1800s Today in Labor History March 15, 1877: Ben Fletcher, African-American IWW organizer was born on this date. Fletcher organized longshoremen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today in Labor History March 15, 1887: The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades was founded. Within a year, they had 7,000 members in 100 locals. Today they represent more …
Today in Labor History March 14, 1883: Karl Marx died at age 64. March 14, 1914: The United Farmers of Ontario was founded on this date at Toronto’s Labor Temple. Today in Labor History March 14, 1944: TWU organized Philadelphia transit workers into local 234. 1950s-1960s Today in Labor History March 14, 1954: Salt of …