Today in labor history Feb 19 The UMW declared victory in the landmark Pittston Coal strike!

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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. Rioting and a general strike ensued - 1910

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

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-old 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.

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