On this day in labor history the year was 1972, marking the day of the Buffalo Creek Flood in West Virginia.
The Pittson Coal Company’s coal waste impoundment dam failed during heavy rain causing more than 130 million gallons of water and coal waste to flood the valley below.
November 14 - Fighting Lead
November 13 - Workplace Safety Hero Dies in Suspicious Crash
November 12 - Ellis Island Closes
November 11 - Execution of the Haymarket Martyrs
November 10 - The Benevolent Dictator
November 9 - The CIO is Founded
November 8 - The New Orleans General Strike
November 7 - The Death of Boulware but Not Boulwarism
November 6 - Lincoln Stands with Labor
November 5 - Eugene V Debs is Born
November 4 - No Milk Today
November 3 - The Streets Run Wild with Milk
November 2 - Murdered on the Pier
November 1 - America’s First General Strike
October 31 - Happy Union Made Halloween
October 30 - Another Front in Reagan’s War on Workers
October 29 - Black Tuesday
October 28 - A Gateway to the Future
October 27 - Founding of the National Negro Labor Council
October 26 - Completion of the Erie Canal
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