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.
December 8 - NAFTA is Signed
December 7 - The Bonus Army
December 6 - Driving Towards Change
December 5 - The AFL and CIO Merge
December 4 - Solidarity in the Fields
December 3 - Dissenters Jailed
December 2 - Caught, This Time
December 1 - Sitting to Start a Movement
November 30 - A Budget for the People
November 29 - A Powerful Voice for Women’s Rights is Born
November 28 - The IBEW is Born
November 27 - Workers Take Broadway by Storm
November 26 - Revolutionizing the Rails
November 25 - Strike for Better Schools
November 24 - Cigar Makers Organize
November 23 - Strike Like an Egyptian
November 22 - Clara Lemlich
November 21 - The Canuts
November 20 - The Scab
November 19 - Joe Hill’s Final Words
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