Today In Labor

October 31
1971: Int’l Alliance of Bill Posters, Billers & Distributors of the United States & Canada surrendered AFL-CIO charter and disbanded.

November 1
1835: Nation’s first general strike for 10 hour day; Philadelphia.

1918: Malbone tunnel disaster in New York City; scab motorman crashes train during strike, 97 killed, 255 injured.

1972: United Stone & Allied Products Workers of America merge with United Steelworkers of America.

November 2
1909: 150 arrested in IWW free speech fight, Spokane, Wash.

1920: Railroad union leader and socialist Eugene V. Debs receives a million votes for President while imprisoned.