Today in Labor History—November 14

November  14, 1903 – The National Women's Trade Union League formed in Boston. (From the Daily Bleed)

November 14, 1916 – Margaret Sanger was arrested for operating a birth control clinic. (From the Daily Bleed)

November 14, 1918 – Striker workers were gunned down in Granges, Switzerland. (From theDaily Bleed)

November 14, 1938 - The National Federation of Telephone Workers was founded in New Orleans, later becoming the Communications Workers of America, which is now one of the largest unions in the United States. (From Workday Minnesota)

November 14, 1942 – An attack on a man believed to be an informer at the Poston concentration camp and the subsequent arrest of two popular inmates led to a giant strike by interned Japanese Americans. A similar uprising took place at the Manzanar concentration camp the following month. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—September 6

Jane Addams, c1915

September 6, 1860 – The founder of Hull House, Jane Addams, was born on this date in 1860. Addams, an activist for peace and women’s rights, was a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in 1931. Her “settlement houses” served immigrant families working in Chicago’s packinghouses. (From Workday Minnesota)

Avondale Mine Disaster (Harpers, 1869)

 September 6, 1869 - The Avondale mine disaster occurred on this date in 1869, killing 110 workers and leading to the first mine safety law in Pennsylvania. (From Workday Minnesota)

Czolgosz Assassinating McKinley

 September 6, 1901 – President William McKinley was shot by professed anarchist Leon Czolgosz, supposedly in the name of workers. Czolgosz, however, had been repudiated by numerous anarchist groups. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 6, 1912 - Duluth streetcar drivers went on strike. (From Workday Minnesota)

September 6, 1963 – Four young black girls were killed in Birmingham, Alabama, in a racist, church bombing. The defendants finally went to trial in May, 2000. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 6, 1966 – Margaret Sanger died on this date in 1966. Sanger was a sex reformer, birth-control advocate, anti-authoritian, socialist, and eugenicist. She was active in the Socialist party, but was friends with communists, like John Reed, and anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. She is said to have coined the phrase "birth control" in her magazine, "Woman Rebel," in 1914. The magazine bore the slogan "No Gods; No Masters!" on its masthead. Sanger participated in the Patterson Textile Strike of 1913, and was a contributor to Hippolyte Havel's "Revolt,"Emma Goldman's "Mother Earth," Alexander Berkman's "The Blast," & "The Modern School" magazine. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—November 14

November  14, 1903 – The National Women's Trade Union League formed in Boston. (From the Daily Bleed)

November 14, 1916 – Margaret Sanger was arrested for operating a birth control clinic. (From the Daily Bleed)

November 14, 1918 – Striker workers were gunned down in Granges, Switzerland. (From the Daily Bleed)

November 14, 1938 - The National Federation of Telephone Workers was founded in New Orleans, later becoming the Communications Workers of America, which is now one of the largest unions in the United States. (From Workday Minnesota)

November 14, 1942 – An attack on a man believed to be an informer at the Poston concentration camp and the subsequent arrest of two popular inmates led to a giant strike by interned Japanese Americans. A similar uprising took place at the Manzanar concentration camp the following month. (From the Daily Bleed)

Today in Labor History—September 6

Jane Addams, c1915

September 6, 1860 – The founder of Hull House, Jane Addams, was born on this date in 1860. Addams, an activist for peace and women’s rights, was a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in 1931. Her “settlement houses” served immigrant families working in Chicago’s packinghouses. (From Workday Minnesota)

Avondale Mine Disaster (Harpers, 1869)

 September 6, 1869 - The Avondale mine disaster occurred on this date in 1869, killing 110 workers and leading to the first mine safety law in Pennsylvania. (From Workday Minnesota)

Czolgosz Assassinating McKinley

 September 6, 1901 – President William McKinley was shot by professed anarchist Leon Czolgosz, supposedly in the name of workers. Czolgosz, however, had been repudiated by numerous anarchist groups. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 6, 1912 - Duluth streetcar drivers went on strike. (From Workday Minnesota)

September 6, 1963 – Four young black girls were killed in Birmingham, Alabama, in a racist, church bombing. The defendants finally went to trial in May, 2000. (From the Daily Bleed)

September 6, 1966 – Margaret Sanger died on this date in 1966. Sanger was a sex reformer, birth-control advocate, anti-authoritian, socialist, and eugenicist. She was active in the Socialist party, but was friends with communists, like John Reed, and anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. She is said to have coined the phrase "birth control" in her magazine, "Woman Rebel," in 1914. The magazine bore the slogan "No Gods; No Masters!" on its masthead. Sanger participated in the Patterson Textile Strike of 1913, and was a contributor to Hippolyte Havel's "Revolt," Emma Goldman's "Mother Earth," Alexander Berkman's "The Blast," & "The Modern School" magazine. (From the Daily Bleed)