Today in Labor History July 26 An estimated 100,000 shots were fired; 12 miners and 4 guards killed

[Omaha Steve]

July 26

In Chicago, 30 workers are killed by federal troops, more than 100 wounded at the "Battle of the Viaduct" during the Great Railroad Strike - 1877


President Grover Cleveland appoints a United States Strike Committee to investigate the causes of the Pullman strike and the subsequent strike by the American Railway Union. Later that year the commission issues its report, absolving the strikers and blaming Pullman and the railroads for the conflict - 1894

And this:
July 26, 1894 - President Grover Cleveland appointed a United States Strike Committee to inquire into the causes of the Pullman strike and the subsequent walkout by the American Railway Union. Four months later, the commission issued its report, absolving the strikers and blaming Pullman and the railroads for the conflict.

Read more about the Pullman strike at http://www.kentlaw.edu/ilhs/pullman.htm and http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1029.html


Battle of Mucklow, W.Va. in coal strike. An estimated 100,000 shots were fired; 12 miners and four guards were killed - 1912

President Truman issues Executive Order 9981, directing equality of opportunity in armed forces - 1948

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) took effect today. It requires employers to offer reasonable accommodations to qualified disabled employees and bans discrimination against such workers - 1992

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_07_26_2010