On this day in Labor History the year was 1912. That was the day that labor activist, Mother Jones, led a march of miners’ children through the streets of Charleston, West Virginia. Her aim was to illustrate the effects of poverty.
July 30 - The Mechanics Institute Massacre
July 29 - Sanitation Workers Strike Charlotte
July 28 - The Silent Parade
July 27 - Ginger Goodwin Murdered
July 26 - Battle of the Halsted Street Viaduct
July 25 - Pushing Back Against Wartime No-Strike Pledge
July 24 - The Great Railroad Strike Reaches Louisville
July 23 - The 1913 Michigan Copper Miners Strike
July 22 - The 1916 Preparedness Day Bombing
July 22 - The Michigan Copper Miners Strike of 1913
July 21 - The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Erupts
July 20 - Bloody Friday
July 19 - The ‘34 General Strike in San Francisco Winds Down
July 18 - Striking for Dignity
July 17 - Lumber Workers Put Down Their Axes
July 16 - Bloody Thursday
July 15 - The 1959 Steel Strike
July 14 - A Summer of Public Sector Strikes
July 13 - Striking News in Detroit
July 12 - The ILGWU Comes to Tupelo
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