Today in 1919 The Great Steel Strike began as roughly 350,000 to 400,000 steelworkers walked off the job across multiple states to demand union recognition, an eight-hour workday, and better wages from the U.S. Steel Corporation.
• A great week for American Labor • The momentum is on labor’s side right now • Actors threaten to strike alongside writers • The dream of one big union • Is Scabby the Rat at the tail end of his relevancy? • NLRB files complaint against NCAA, Pac-12, USC • Why child labor in America is skyrocketing • Meet the writers strike’s secret weapon: Hollywood Teamster boss Lindsay Dougherty
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