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.
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
January 16 - Packinghouse Workers Join the ‘46 Strike Wave
January 16 - Packinghouse Workers Join the ‘46 Strike Wave
January 15 - Fighting for Opportunity
January 14- The Fight for the Eight Hour Day
January 13 - The Fight for a Voice
January 12 - The Push Toward Industrial Peace
January 11 - Bread, Yes! But Roses Too!
January 10 - The Day the Mill Collapsed
January 9 - Keeping Workers Safe
January 8 - Taking Care of Our Own
January 7 - The Original Chrysler Bailout
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