Today in labor history March 30 - Democratic Underground

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Today in labor history March 30

March 30

Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day - 1918

At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed march in New York’s Union Square. Police beat many demonstrators, injuring 100 - 1930

Harry Bridges, Australian-born dock union leader, dies at age 88. He helped form and lead the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. A Bridges quote: “The most important word in the language of the working class is ‘solidarity’” - 1990.

March 30, 1970 - The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act was enacted. For more on mine safety, visit this website, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/

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