Today in Labor History Feb 19 Historic 10-month strike ends, NLRB v. J. Weingarten & more

[Omaha Steve]

February 19

American Federation of Labor issues a charter to its new Railroad Employees Dept. - 1909

A few weeks after workers ask for a 25 cent hourly wage, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit (streetcar) Co. fires 173 union members “for the good of the service” and brings in replacements from New York City. Striker-scab battles and a general strike ensued - 1910


Journeymen Stonecutters Association of North America merges with Laborers’ International Union - 1968

The U.S. Supreme Court decides in favor of sales clerk Leura Collins and her union, the Retail Clerks, in NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc. – the case establishing that workers have a right to request the presence of their union steward if they believe they are to be disciplined for a workplace infraction - 1975

International Union of Police Associations granted a charter by the AFL-CIO - 1979

Farm Labor Organizing Committee signs agreement with Campbell Soup Co., ending seven-year boycott - 1986

February 19, 1990 - After a historic 10-month strike, rank-and-file miners at the Pittston Coal Co. ratified a new contract. It was one of the few victories for the labor movement in the last two decades of the 20th century.

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_02_19_2011