On this day in Labor History the year was 1909. That was day the British House of Lords rejected the “People’s Budget.” The proposed budget plan was a product of the Liberal government headed by Prime Minister H.H. Asquith. This budget was championed by Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George and the President of the Board of Trade, a young Winston Churchill.
June 2 - Fighting to End Contract Labor
June 1 - Against All Odds
May 31 - The Day Rosie the Riveter Died
May 30 - The Memorial Day Massacre
May 29 - Cartoonists on Strike
May 28 - The Sierra Club is Founded
May 27 - Centralia Burns
May 26 - The Mother of All Strikes
May 25 - Hands Across America
May 24 - Victor Reuther is Shot!
May 23 - The Bush Tax Cuts
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
May 15 - Library Workers Unite!
May 14 - Fighting for BEER!
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