On this day in Labor History the year was 1906. That was the day the workers at a General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York organized a sit-down strike. It is considered to be perhaps the first time the sit-down tactic was used in the United States.
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
June 10 - Paid Prep Time
June 9 - McCarthy’s Downfall
June 8 - Shot Down by the Colorado Militia
June 7 - Strike at Loray Mills
June 6 - Mine Owners Riot at Cripple Creek
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