Today in Labor History Mar 30 Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day, Police beat many demonstrato

[Omaha Steve]

March 30

Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day - 1918

At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed march in New York’s Union Square. Police beat many demonstrators, injuring 100 - 1930

And this: March 30, 1930 - At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed New Yorkers marched in Union Square. Plainclothes police beat many demonstrators. One hundred people were injured and 13 arrested.

The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is enacted - 1970

And this: March 30, 1970 - The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act was enacted. For more on mine safety, visit this website, http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/

Harry Bridges, Australian-born dock union leader, dies at age 88. He helped form and lead the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. A Bridges quote: “The most important word in the language of the working class is ‘solidarity’” - 1990.

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_03_30_2010