Episodes
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
November 10 - The Benevolent Dictator
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1933. That was the day that Hormel plant workers in Austin, Minnesota began a sit-down strike. Company head, Jay Hormel, boasted that his company was a benevolent dictatorship. Workers agreed that the company was a dictatorship but not very benevolent.
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
November 9 - Founding of the CIO
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
Saturday Nov 09, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1935.The Committee for Industrial Organizations was created by eight unions, as part of the American Federation of Labor. United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis was the driving force behind this new committee
Friday Nov 08, 2019
November 8 - The New Orleans General Strike to Win Justice for All Workers
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1892. That was the day that black and white workers in New Orleans began what is considered the first integrated general strike in United States history. The strike began when the New Orleans Board of Trade refused to enter into an agreement with the Teamsters Union because it included black members.
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
November 7 - The Death of Boulware but not Boulwarism
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
Thursday Nov 07, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1990. That was the day that Lemuel Ricketts Boulware died. Boulware had a notorious reputation with labor leaders. He was the Vice President for employee relations for General Electric during the 1950s.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
November 6 - Honest Abe’s Stand for Labor
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
Wednesday Nov 06, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1860. That was the day that Abraham Lincoln was elected sixteenth President of the United States. When Lincoln came to office the nation was deeply divided on the question of slavery. By December 20, South Carolina had seceded from the United States.
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
November 5 - Birth of a Labor Giant
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1855. That was the day that Eugene Debs was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. Debs was forced to leave school when he was just fourteen. He worked as a railroad fireman.
Monday Nov 04, 2019
November 4 - No Milk Today
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Got milk? If you lived in Neillsville, Wisconsin the answer might have been NO. On this day in labor history the year was 1933. Wisconsin is known as the dairy state.
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
November 3 - The Streets Run Wild with Milk
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1921. That was the day the New York Times headline proclaimed: “Striker Rioting All Over the City, Dump Thousands of Gallons of Milk; Hylan Threatens to Seize plants.” Hylan referred to New York City Mayor John Francis Hylan.
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
November 2 - Murdered on the Pier
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
Saturday Nov 02, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1928. That was the day that police shot at protesting union workers at Prince’s Pier in Melbourne Australia. Three union workers were injured, one fatally.
Friday Nov 01, 2019
November 1 - America’s First General Strike
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
On this day in Labor History the year was 1835. That was the day that workers in Philadelphia organized what was the first general strike in North America. There call was for a ten-hour workday.