On this day in labor history the year was 1917, more than 400 Jewish mothers, many carrying their children, marched on City Hall in New York City.
Their cry, which rang out in both Yiddish and English, was “We want food for our children.” On the eve of the U.S. entry into World War I, inflation had sent the cost of food skyrocketing.
February 5 - Shot Down for Standing Up
February 4 - Canal Building in America
February 3 - Another Senseless Tragedy
February 2 - Calling Dr. Blackwell
February 1 - Sitting In at Woolworths
January 31 - The End of Slave Labor
January 30 - Chicago Gravediggers End 43 Day Strike
January 29 - President Jackson Sets a Precedent
January 28 - Wisconsin Gets the Ball Rolling on Unemployment Insurance
January 27 - Working Class Stamps
January 26 - TR Getting Money Out of Politics
January 25 - Shays’ Rebellion
January 24 - The Boycott
January 23 -More Labor Than They Planned
January 22 - Knights of Labor Leader Terrance Powderly is Born
January 21 - The Charleston Five
January 20 - The First MLK Day
January 19 - Shot Down in Cold Blood
January 18 - Showing the Union Pride
January 17 - The 1915 Hunger March
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