Do you consider the right to join and form a union of your choosing a fundamental human right? The United Nations does! And on this day in Labor History the year was 1950. On that day the United Nations formally put into force the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize.
August 17 - The Era of Wage Cuts & Job Loss
August 16 - Congress Passes the National Apprenticeship Act
August 15 - Run Down Like a Dog
August 14 - A Little Security for Workers
August 13 - Dies Committee Ramps Up Hysteria
August 12 - Singing a Union Tune
August 11 - Workers Demands Fall on Deaf Ears
August 10 - Safety in the Air
August 9 - Workers Pay the Price
August 8 - Murdered for Standing Up
August 7 - Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is Born
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
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