Today in Labor History Apr 25 Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and 100 others are arrested while picketing

[Omaha Steve]

April 25

The New York Times declares the struggle for an eight-hour workday to be “un-American” and calls public demonstrations for the shorter hours “labor disturbances brought about by foreigners.” Other publications declare that an eight-hour workday day would bring about “loafing and gambling, rioting, debauchery and drunkenness” - 1886

IWW Marine Transport Workers begin West Coast strike - 1923


The Rev. Ralph David Abernathy and 100 others are arrested while picketing a Charleston, S.C. hospital in a demand for union recognition - 1969

Supreme Court rules that employers may not require female employees to make larger contributions to pension plans in order to obtain the same monthly benefits as men - 1978

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history