On this day in Labor History the year was 1899. That was the day New York City newsboys went on strike. A newspaper article noted: “The Newsboys’ Union has decided to tie up the World and the Journal. They have struck for better rates on the evening editions of these papers, and their demands have been refused.
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May 22 - Chicago’s First Teachers Strike
May 21 - Truman Seizes the Coal Mines
May 20 - Steel’s First Union Vote
May 19 - Remembering C.L.R. James
May 18 - Birth of the Gray Panthers
May 17 - Brown v. Board of Education
May 16 - The Passing of a Legend
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May 13 - Parisian Workers Join the General Strike
May 12 - Fighting and Winning the Eight Hour Day
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