by Justin | Sep 5, 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 5, 1934. The North Carolina governor calls out the National Guard to crush the textile strike. Let’s talk…
by Justin | Sep 3, 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 3, 1991. A chicken factory in Hamlet, North Carolina caught on fire thanks to nonexistent safety procedures,…
by Justin | Sep 2, 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 2, 1885. White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming killed at least 28 Chinese miners. Let’s talk about the power…
by Justin | Sep 1, 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 1, 1849. The Brotherhood of the Union, an early pro-worker organization, formed. Let’s talk about this…
by Justin | Aug 30, 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: August 29, 1933. The National Miners Union shut down mines in Gallup, New Mexico. This pit Mexican and white miners…
by Justin | Aug 28, 2020 | Erik Loomis, Labor History, Social Issues
Follow Erik Loomis on Twitter Read Erik Loomis on Lawyers, Guns, & Money Historian Erik Loomis on This Day in Labor History: August 28, 1963. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom takes place in Washington. Let’s talk about the forgotten…
