On this day in Labor History the year was 1863. That was the day that draft riots broke out in New York City. The Civil War had been raging for two years. For the first time in United States’ history, the government instituted a draft lottery. But those with enough money could buy their way out of the draft.
June 30 - The Making of a Strikebreaker
June 29 - The Birth of a Working-Class Hero
June 28 - An Important Step for Labor
June 27 - Helen Keller, Labor Activist, is Born
June 26 - Gov. Altgeld Pardons Surviving Haymarket Prisoners
June 25 - The Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument
June 24 - Cutting Corners Costs Lives
June 23 - The Attack on Labor
June 22 - The Cuyahoga River Burns
June 21 -Molly Maguires Hanged in Pennsylvania
June 20 - The 1943 Detroit Anti-Black Race Riot
June 19 - Juneteenth
June 18 - Women Teachers Lead by Example
June 17 - A Horrible Tragedy on the Job
June 16 - London Working Men’s Association is Founded
June 15 - Metal Trades Department Established
June 14 - Miner Shot Dead, Trying to Organize
June 13 - Trouble in the Ranks
June 12 - Hog Butcher for the World
June 11 - The Death of an Icon
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