Today in Labor History February 4, 1794: The French legislature abolished slavery throughout all the regions of the French First Republic. However, in 1802, they reestablished slavery in the French West Indies. 1860s-1890s Today in Labor History February 4, 1869: Labor leader and Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) co-founder William D. “Big Bill” Haywood was born. Haywood started mining […]
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Today in Labor History February 3, 1908: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that union boycotts violated the Sherman Antitrust Act. 1910s Today in Labor History February 3, 1910: Mary Harris “Mother” Jones addressed Milwaukee brewery workers during a two-month stint working alongside women bottle-washers while on leave from the United Mine Workers: “Condemned to slave
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Today in Labor History February 2, 1438: The authorities executed nine leaders of the Transylvanian Peasant Revolt. The uprising began in 1437 in the eastern territories of the Kingdom of Hungary. The revolt broke out after the bishop of Transylvania tried to collect years’ worth of tithes all at once. The peasants were already furious
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Today in Labor History February 1, 1835: Mauritius abolished slavery. 1860s Today in Labor History February 1, 1864: The Collar Laundry Union formed in Troy, New York. The Collar Union was the first all-female labor union in the U.S. Women typically worked 12-14 hours per day under dangerous conditions. Led by Kate Mullany, the union
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Today in Labor History January 31, 1606: Guy Fawkes jumped to his death moments before his execution for treason. Guy Fawkes belonged to a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Fawkes, who had converted to Catholicism, also fought in the 80-Years War for Catholic Spain against the Dutch.
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