Today in Labor History October 22, 1790: Native American forces defeated the United States, ending the Harmar Campaign of the Northwest Indian War. President Washington had ordered General Josiah Harmar to lead forces on a “punitive expedition” into the Shawnee and Miami lands as retaliation for the killings of American settlers. Chief Little Turtle led the Miami and Chief Blue […]

Today in Labor History October 13, 1902: Teddy Roosevelt threatened to send in federal troops as strikebreakers to crush a coal strike. The strike by anthracite coal miners in eastern Pennsylvania was led by the United Mineworkers of America (UMWA). The region had had dozens of previous strikes led by earlier and now defunct unions

Today in Labor History October 10, 1912: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) struck in Little Falls, New York. The strike lasted into January and involved primarily immigrant workers. It started at the Phoenix Knitting Mill, but spread to the Gilbert Knitting Mill, also in the Mohawk Valley. In November, the Little Falls Council

Today in Labor History October 5, 1789: The Women’s March on Versailles put an end to royal authority. The October March was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. The march began with a near riot at the Parisian markets over the high price and scarcity of bread. Encouraged by revolutionary agitators, thousands of