Today in Labor History: April 19

April 19, 1943 – The 50,000 Jews remaining in Warsaw began a desperate and heroic attempt to resist Nazi deportation to extermination camps. Their armed insurgency became known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. (From the Daily Bleed) There had been over 3 million Jews living in Poland prior to the Nazi occupation. The Nazis rounded them up and forced them into crowded ghettos. The Warsaw ghetto had 250,000-300,000 Jews living in abominable conditions. Between 250,000 and 300,000 Warsaw ghetto residents died at the Treblinka concentration camp within the two months the Nazis were deporting them. The Jews managed to stockpile Molotov cocktails, hand grenades, military uniforms, and even a few pistols and some explosives. The resistance was crushed by the Nazis on May 16. (From Wikipedia)

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: April 19

April 19, 1943 – The 50,000 Jews remaining in Warsaw began a desperate and heroic attempt to resist Nazi deportation to extermination camps. Their armed insurgency became known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. (From the Daily Bleed) There had been over 3 million Jews living in Poland prior to the Nazi occupation. The Nazis rounded them up and forced them into crowded ghettos. The Warsaw ghetto had 250,000-300,000 Jews living in abominable conditions. Between 250,000 and 300,000 Warsaw ghetto residents died at the Treblinka concentration camp within the two months the Nazis were deporting them. The Jews managed to stockpile Molotov cocktails, hand grenades, military uniforms, and even a few pistols and some explosives. The resistance was crushed by the Nazis on May 16. (From Wikipedia)

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: April 19

April 19, 1943 – The 50,000 Jews remaining in Warsaw began a desperate and heroic attempt to resist Nazi deportation to extermination camps. Their armed insurgency became known as the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. (From the Daily Bleed) There had been over 3 million Jews living in Poland prior to the Nazi occupation. The Nazis rounded them up and forced them into crowded ghettos. The Warsaw ghetto had 250,000-300,000 Jews living in abominable conditions. Between 250,000 and 300,000 Warsaw ghetto residents died at the Treblinka concentration camp within the two months the Nazis were deporting them. The Jews managed to stockpile Molotov cocktails, hand grenades, military uniforms, and even a few pistols and some explosives. The resistance was crushed by the Nazis on May 16. (From Wikipedia)