On this day in Labor History the year was 1954. Marking the opening of the powerful labor film, “Salt of the Earth.”
“Salt of the Earth” told the story of striking Chicano miner members of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Local 890 against the Empire Zinc mine in New Mexico.
August 6 - The Baltimore Bank Riot
August 5 - FMLA Takes Effect
August 4 - The Bracero Program
August 3 - The Wheatland Riot
August 2 - The Hatch Act Enacted
August 1 - The Assassination of Frank Little
July 31 - NFL Players Fight for a Voice
July 30 - Medicare Becomes a Reality
July 29 - An Unlucky Day at Shamrock
July 28 - Burning Veterans Out
July 27 - The March of the Mill Children
July 26 - ADA is Signed into Law
July 25 - The Colonial Conquest of Puerto Rico
July 24 - Building a New Federation
July 23 - The More Things Change, The More They Are the Same
July 22 - The Nation’s First General Strike
July 21 - The Crazy Eights
July 20 - Delivering Respect
July 19 - Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Announced
July 18 - Chicago Stockyards Workers Kick Off Historic 1919 Strike
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