by Justin | Sep 20, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 19, 1977. The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company shut down its operations, laying off approximately 4,100 workers….
by Justin | Sep 15, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 15, 1845. Women working in the Pittsburgh textile mills met in Market Square to discuss the necessity of…
by Justin | Sep 14, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 14, 1959. President Eisenhower signed the Landrum-Griffin Act after actively lobbying for its passage. It…
by Justin | Sep 9, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 9, 1985. The Latina workforce in the large frozen food facilities in Watsonville, California walked out on…
by Justin | Sep 8, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 8, 1919. Workers return to work after victory in the Pressed Steel Car Company strike at McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania…
by Justin | Sep 6, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis at Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: September 6, 1869. The Avondale Colliery mine near Plymouth, Pennsylvania caught on fire, killing 110 workers. This disaster…
