Episodes
Wednesday Mar 11, 2015
March 11
Wednesday Mar 11, 2015
Wednesday Mar 11, 2015
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
March 10
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
Tuesday Mar 10, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1941.
New Yorkers woke up to find a foot of snow blanketing their city. Nearly a million New Yorkers also discovered their usual routine was going to be disrupted.
At 5 a.m. the Transport Workers Union had walked off the job, calling a strike against the Fifth Avenue Coach and New York City Omnibus companies.
Monday Mar 09, 2015
March 9
Monday Mar 09, 2015
Monday Mar 09, 2015
You have likely heard the recent news stories about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
The national media continues to report as labor, energy groups, environmental and Native American activists all debate the proposed oil pipeline.
But did you know that on the day in Labor History, March 9, marked the beginning of another oil pipeline project?
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
March 8
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
Sunday Mar 08, 2015
You may know that March is Women’s History Month. But do you know why it takes place each March?
It all goes back to today in Labor History the year was 1857.
That was the day that hundreds of women working in New York City’s garment industry went on strike.
Saturday Mar 07, 2015
March 7
Saturday Mar 07, 2015
Saturday Mar 07, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1932. Forever remembered as a tragic day.
The nation was in the grip of the Great Depression.
As the economy languished, car sales plummeted by 80 percent. Thousands in Detroit found themselves out of work. Breadlines in the city grew longer with each passing day.
Friday Mar 06, 2015
March 6
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Friday Mar 06, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 2012.
A few thousand artists, activists, teachers and union members lined Broadway in New York City.
Each held a pink placard, representing a “pink slip.” As New Yorkers bustled by on their way to work, the protestors stood with their signs from 8:14 in the morning until 8:28.
Thursday Mar 05, 2015
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
March 4
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
Wednesday Mar 04, 2015
This was the day President Franklin Roosevelt named Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor. Secretary Perkins was the first woman to hold a cabinet position in the US Government. Perkins brought to her position years of experience advocating for working people.
Born in Boston, Perkins attended Mount Holyoke College. She moved to Illinois to become a teacher.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2015
March 3
Tuesday Mar 03, 2015
Tuesday Mar 03, 2015
Are you a trade union worker? Have you ever worked at a “prevailing wage” job site? Then today in Labor History, is an important day for you. The year was 1931.
Congress passed the Davis-Bacon Act. This act requires that any new construction or repair of a public building or public works project of more than $2,000 that includes federal funding must pay a “prevailing wage.”
Monday Mar 02, 2015
March 2
Monday Mar 02, 2015
Monday Mar 02, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1937.
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and US Steel signed their first, historic labor agreement.
Previous efforts to organize steel workers had failed due to the union-busting tactics of the steel mill owners.