Today in Labor History Aug 9 73,000 Bell Atlantic workers end a successful two-day strike over wages

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August 9

Twenty people, including at least nine firefighters, are killed in Boston’s worst fire. It consumed 65 downtown acres and 776 buildings over 12 hours - 1872

Knights of Labor strike New York Central railroad, ultimately to be defeated by scabbing - 1890

August 9, 1972 - The United Paperworkers International Union was founded. It later merged with the OCAW to become PACE, the Paper, Allied Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers union, and is now part of the United Steelworkers.

73,000 Bell Atlantic workers end a successful two-day strike over wages and limits on contracting out of work - 1998

The United Steel Workers and Amicus, the largest manufacturing union in the United Kingdom, announce formation of a strategic alliance to work on a range of mutual concerns - 2005

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_08_09_2009