- Voices of Labor

Today in Labor History – May 28th

The Ladies Shoe Binders Society formed in New York. – 1835 The first American law prohibiting employment of women was

Today in Labor History – May 27th

The U.S. Supreme Court declared the Depression-era National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional, about a month before it was

Today in Labor History – May 26th

Men and women weavers in Pawtucket, Rhode Island staged the nation’s first “co-ed” strike. – 1824 The Western Federation of

Today in Labor History – May 25th

Pressured by employers, striking shoemakers in Philadelphia were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for violating an English common law

Today in Labor History – May 24th

After 14 years of construction and the deaths of 27 workers, the Brooklyn Bridge over New York’s East River opened.

Today in Labor History – May 23rd

The first American nursery school was established in New York City as a way to “relieve parents of the laboring

Today in Labor History – May 22nd

Eugene Debs was thrown in prison for his role in the Pullman Railway Strike (also known as the “Debs Rebellion”).

Today in Labor History – May 21st

Italian activists and anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, widely believed to have been framed for murder, went on trial

Today in Labor History – May 20th

The first American public school was established in Dorchester, Massachusetts. – 1639 The Railway Labor Act was enacted in the

Today in Labor History – May 19th

An explosion in Coal Creek, Tennessee killed 184 miners. – 1902 Ten people were killed when coal company officials in