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Hoffa in 1965. James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913 – disappeared July 30, 1975, declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from 1957 until 1971. From an early age, Hoffa was a union activist, and he became an important regional figure ...
Matewan is a 1987 drama by John Sayles, illustrating the events of a coal mine-workers' strike and attempt to unionize in 1920 in Matewan, a small town in the hills of West Virginia.
These children mainly worked in agriculture, home-based assembly operations, factories, mining and in services such as news boys. Some worked night shifts lasting 12 hours. With the rise of household income, availability of schools and passage of child labour laws, the incidence rates of child labour fell.
Significant dates in labour history. June 01 - Matthew Woll died; the United Farm Workers conducted its first strike in 1966 in Texas ; the Cananea strike began in 1906 in Mexico June 02 - During the 1952 steel strike , the U.S. Supreme Court decided Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer ; the Child Labor Amendment was adopted by the U.S ...
Significant dates in labour history. February 01 – The Paterson silk strike of 1913 began in the U.S.; the San Diego free speech fight began in the U.S. in 1912; February 02 – Shannon J. Wall died; February 03 – George Becker died; José Vitoriano died; February 04 – Bill Haywood was born; John Mitchell was born; Benyoucef Benkhedda died
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Significant dates in labour history. May 01 - In 1884 Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. Two years later, in 1886, the general strike which eventually won the eight-hour workday in the United States, began.
Significant dates in labour history. January 01 - The 1966 New York City transit strike began; the United Transportation Union was founded; the Swedish Trade Union Confederation was founded; Union Network International was founded; the Workplace Relations Act 1996 entered into force in Australia