Today In Labor History—June 30

June 30, 1839 – Cinque led a successful slave revolt on the ship Amistad.

June 30, 1885 – The Chicago Streetcar Strike began on this day and continued through July 7.

June 30, 1912 – A Modern School, modeled after the ones started by Francisco Ferer in Spain, was created by the Grupo Luz in Mexico City.

June 30 1918 – Eugene Debs was arrested in Cleveland for interfering with army and navy recruiting.

June 30, 1922 – One million railway shop men struck.

(All from the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—March 9

Engraving of the Amistad Mutiny, 1840 (from Wikipedia)

March 9, 1841 - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that freed the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny. In 1839, Joseph Cinque led 52 fellow captive Africans in a revolt on the Spanish schooner Amistad. The U.S. Navy captured the ship and President Martin Van Buren wanted to send the prisoners back to Spanish authorities in Cuba to stand trial for mutiny. But the U.S. courts recognized their rights as free citizens. (From Workday Minnesota)

Carlo Tresca, 1910 (from the Daily Bleed)

 March 9, 1879 – Anarchist militant and IWW organizer Carlo Tresca was born on this date. Tresca was an outspoken opponent of Fascism in Germany and Italy and of Soviet Communism. Tresca was murdered by an unknown assailant, presumably by fascists or the Mafia. Tresca was one of the main organizers of the Patterson Silk Strike. (From the Daily Bleed)

 

Salt of the Earth, Part I

March 9, 1902 - Actor Will Geer was born on this date in 1902. Best known for his role as Grandpa Walton, Geer also appeared in the groundbreaking film “Salt of the Earth,” which portrayed the struggle of Mexican American workers at the Empire Zinc Mine. He was blacklisted for his activism on labor and political issues. (From Workday Minnesota)

Frank Little's Tombstone (from Peoples World)

 March 9, 1911 – Frank Little and other IWW (Wobblies) free-speech fighters were released from jail in Fresno, California. Little was later murdered by mine owners in Montana. (From the Daily Bleed)

March 9, 1919 – An overflow crowd of Twin Cities residents attend a showing of “The Blacklist,” a film depicting the massacre of miners and their families in Ludlow, Colorado, which occurred five years before. (From Workday Minnesota)

Today In Labor History—June 30

June 30, 1839 – Cinque led a successful slave revolt on the ship Amistad.

June 30, 1885 – The Chicago Streetcar Strike began on this day and continued through July 7.

June 30, 1912 – A Modern School, modeled after the ones started by Francisco Ferer in Spain, was created by the Grupo Luz in Mexico City.

June 30 1918 – Eugene Debs was arrested in Cleveland for interfering with army and navy recruiting.

June 30, 1922 – One million railway shop men struck.

(All from the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—March 9

Engraving of the Amistad Mutiny, 1840 (from Wikipedia)

March 9, 1841 - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that freed the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny. In 1839, Joseph Cinque led 52 fellow captive Africans in a revolt on the Spanish schooner Amistad. The U.S. Navy captured the ship and President Martin Van Buren wanted to send the prisoners back to Spanish authorities in Cuba to stand trial for mutiny. But the U.S. courts recognized their rights as free citizens. (From Workday Minnesota)

Carlo Tresca, 1910 (from the Daily Bleed)

 March 9, 1879 – Anarchist militant and IWW organizer Carlo Tresca was born on this date. Tresca was an outspoken opponent of Fascism in Germany and Italy and of Soviet Communism. Tresca was murdered by an unknown assailant, presumably by fascists or the Mafia. Tresca was one of the main organizers of the Patterson Silk Strike. (From the Daily Bleed)

Salt of the Earth, Part I

March 9, 1902 - Actor Will Geer was born on this date in 1902. Best known for his role as Grandpa Walton, Geer also appeared in the groundbreaking film “Salt of the Earth,” which portrayed the struggle of Mexican American workers at the Empire Zinc Mine. He was blacklisted for his activism on labor and political issues. (From Workday Minnesota)

Frank Little's Tombstone (from Peoples World)

 March 9, 1911 – Frank Little and other IWW (Wobblies) free-speech fighters were released from jail in Fresno, California. Little was later murdered by mine owners in Montana. (From the Daily Bleed)

March 9, 1919 – An overflow crowd of Twin Cities residents attend a showing of “The Blacklist,” a film depicting the massacre of miners and their families in Ludlow, Colorado, which occurred five years before. (From Workday Minnesota)

Today In Labor History—June 30

June 30, 1839 – Cinque led a successful slave revolt on the ship Amistad.

June 30, 1885 – The Chicago Streetcar Strike began on this day and continued through July 7.

June 30, 1912 – A Modern School, modeled after the ones started by Francisco Ferer in Spain, was created by the Grupo Luz in Mexico City.

June 30 1918 – Eugene Debs was arrested in Cleveland for interfering with army and navy recruiting.

June 30, 1922 – One million railway shop men struck.

(All from the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History

March 9, 1841 - The U.S. Supreme Court freed the remaining 35 survivors of the Amistad mutiny. In 1839, Joseph Cinque led 52 fellow captive Africans in a revolt aboard the Spanish schooner. The ship was stopped by the U.S. Navy and President Martin Van Buren wanted the prisoners returned to Spanish authorities to stand trial for mutiny. In the end, the U.S. courts recognized their rights as free citizens. (From Workday Minnesota)

March 9, 1912 - The Westmoreland County (Pa.) Coal Strike begins. Also known as the "Slovak strike" because 70% of the 15,000 strikers were Slovakian immigrants, the strike continued for nearly 16 months before ending in defeat. Sixteen miners and family members were killed during the strike.(From Today in Labor History)

March 9, 1919 - Twin Cities residents crowd Commonwealth Hall in Minneapolis for a showing of “The Blacklist,” a realistic film depicting the Ludlow Massacre in which 18 striking miners and their family members were slaughtered by state militiamen in Ludlow, Colorado, five years earlier. (From Workday Minnesota)