Today in Labor History—June 3
June 3, 1900 - The International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was founded. (From Workday Minnesota)
June 3, 1901 – Carpenters struck for higher wages & union recognition in Ottawa, Canada. (From the Daily Bleed)
June 3, 1910—The Francisco Ferrer Association was
founded in Harlem, by supporters of the educator who had been executed by the
Spanish government the year before. The organization’s goals included founding
libertarian schools throughout the U.S. based on the principals of Francisco
Ferrer.
June 3, 1918
- A federal child labor law that had been enacted in 1916 was declared
unconstitutional. A new version was enacted on February 24, 1919, but
was also later declared unconstitutional. It was not until the 1930s
that child labor provisions were enacted as part of sweeping labor law
reforms, though exploitation of children continues to be a problem in
the United States today). (From Workday Minnesota)
No comments:
Post a Comment