On this day in Labor History the year was 1892. That was the day that black and white workers in New Orleans began what is considered the first integrated general strike in United States history. The strike began when the New Orleans Board of Trade refused to enter into an agreement with the Teamsters Union because it included black members.
October 27 - Founding of the National Negro Labor Council
October 26 - Completion of the Erie Canal
October 25 - Strike at NY Daily News
October 24 - The Minimum Wage Law Goes into Effect
October 23 - The Cause and Effect of Unskilled Temps
October 22 - The Bosses Labor Board Decertifies PATCO
October 21 - Organizing in Paradise
October 20 - Merle Travis, Songs of the Working Man
October 19 - In the Streets and At the Shareholders Meetings
October 18 - Walking in Their Shoes
October 17 - The Making of a Monopoly
October 16 - Striking a Blow at Slave Labor
October 15 - Labor’s Magna Carta
October 14 - A Day of Protest in Canada
October 13 - An International Effort
October 12 - Bury Me with My Boys in Mt. Olive
October 11 -Remembering The Woman Behind the Lens
October 12 - Remembering the Woman Behind the Lens
October 10 - Mill Workers Strike and Win
October 9 - Mary Ann Shadd Cary is Born
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