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Workers who toiled in the dangerous steel industry that helped win the Civil War. Their union, the “Sons of Vulcan,” was recognized on this day in 1865. They would eventually become the United Steelworkers. #UnionHistory #USWA #PROUAW
@krassenstein That's why I greatly pay my monthly UAW Union dues! So my coworkers and I have election day's OFF with Pay! #proUAW
Long before there were safety standards in the workplace and construction regulations for buildings, what is possibly the worst industrial accident in Massachusetts history happened on this date in 1860.
#PROUAW #WorkplaceSafety
On January 2, 1905, a secret meeting was held in Chicago that would set the stage for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the #IWW #PROUAW #UNIONHISTORY
On January 2, 1905, a secret meeting was held in Chicago that would set the stage for the formation of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Twenty-three men, representing nine groups, gathered to debate and plan action to create a new labor #IWW #PROUAW #UNIONHISTORY
Until 1970, most protections at work were won by workers through collective bargaining, but they weren’t mandated by federal law. #PROUAW #WorkplaceSafety #OSHA
On Dec. 23, 1908, three U.S. labor leaders were sentenced to prison for contempt of court by Justice Daniel Thew Wright of the District Court for the District of Columbia. Their crime? Calling for a boycott of Buck’s Stove and Range Co. of St. Louis,
#UnionHistory #PROUAW
On December 12, 1921, on the deep frozen plains of Kansas, almost 6,000 women marched to 63 mines in southeast Kansas to protest the treatment of miners. Some were pregnant, others carried small children. #UnionHistory #PROUAW
On December 12, 1921, on the deep frozen plains of Kansas, almost 6,000 women marched to 63 mines in southeast Kansas to protest the treatment of miners. Some were pregnant, others carried small children. #UnionHistory #PROUAW
We often think of the 1937 Flint Sit-Down strike as the first of the big sit-down strikes. But 21 years before Flint, a large sit-down action at General Electric in Schenectady, New York kicked off its use here in the U.S. #UnionHistory #PROUAW
Janice remembers she was a new union member when her daughter had a devastating stroke. That's when she learned the power of solidarity. #UnionsMatter #PROUAW
One of the most well-known union words is “scab.” It’s a name given to workers who break strikes and cross picket lines. But when the term first became part of American vernacular on Nov. 20, 1816, “Ode to a Scab.” #PROUAW #UnionHistory
One of the most well-known union words is “scab.” It’s a name given to workers who break strikes and cross picket lines. But when the term first became part of American vernacular on Nov. 20, 1816, “Ode to a Scab.” #PROUAW #UnionHistory
After nearly a month, UAW Local 833 ended the strike with a tentative agreement ratified by 91 percent of local members. #Solidarity #UnionsMatter #PROUAW #UnionHistory
The company would close five years later and an award-winning movie about Karen Silkwood’s battle with Kerr-McGee and subsequent murder would be made in 1983 starring Meryl Streep and Cher. #UnionHistory #Silkwood #PROUAW
On Nov. 3, 1979, an anti-KKK coalition held a “Death to the KKK” rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. Organized by the Communist #PROUAW
The NNLC was a short-lived group, but it set the stage for the civil rights movement and . #PROUAW #UnionHistory
The 1930s was a time of intense economic stress with the Great Depression that forced the federal American history. #PROUAW #ElectionsMatter
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