Tag Archive | "Labor History"
Subversive Historian – 01/29/10
{Mill Workers Remembering One of Their Own} The Death of Anna LoPizzo Back in the day on January 29th, 1912, Anna LoPizzo, an immigrant mill worker, was shot and killed in a picket line of the Lawrence Textile Strike. The American Woolen Company in Massachusetts had pilfered out wage decreases to its mostly female workforce at its [...]
Continue reading...Subversive Historian – 01/25/10
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Passaic Strike Back in the day on January 25th, 1926, the Passaic Strike commenced after demands made by wool and silk workers were ignored. With a workforce comprised of Southern and Eastern European immigrants, the mills in Passaic, New Jersey were infamous for their low wages, dangerous work conditions, and anti-union espionage. When the Vice [...]
Continue reading...Subversive Historian – 12/24/09
Thursday, December 24, 2009
{Woody Guthrie’s Song Remembering the Italian Hall Massacre} Back in the day on December 24th, 1913, the Italian Hall Massacre occurred. Seventy-three people were killed including sixty-two children at a Christmas party held by the Western Federation of Miners. Struggling for union recognition in a months-long strike against the Calmet and Hecla Mining Company in Michigan, [...]
Continue reading...Subversive Historian – 12/21/09
Monday, December 21, 2009
{Striking Nitrate Miners in Iquique} The Santa Maria de Iquique Massacre Back in the day on December 21st, 1907, the bloody Santa Maria de Iquique Massacre took the lives of hundreds if not thousands of workers in Chile. Earlier that month, nitrate miners on strike descended on the northern port city of Iquique to demand better working [...]
Continue reading...Subversive Historian – 10/27/09
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The National Negro Labor Council Back in the day on October 27th, 1951, the National Negro Labor Council was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. Delegates from across the country approved a program for the newly formed organization that set out to promote civil rights within the labor movement. Labor leader William Hood delivered a speech at the [...]
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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