Today in Labor History Oct 5 A bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers & much more

[Omaha Steve]

October 5

October 5, 1902 - Ray Kroc, the founder of the McDonald’s fast food chain, was born. He died in 1984, but his multi-billion-dollar empire continues, selling trillions of “Happy Meals” every year and employing thousands of burger flippers.


A strike by set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. when scabs try to cross the picket line. The incident is still identified as "Hollywood Black Friday" and "The Battle of Burbank" - 1945

The UAW ends a three-week strike against Ford Motor Co. when the company agrees to a contract that includes more vacation days and better retirement and unemployment benefits - 1976

And this: October 5, 1976 - The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. agreed to a contract, ending a three-week strike. Provisions included a boost in the number of vacation days and improved retirement and unemployment benefits.

Polish Solidarity union founder Lech Walesa wins the Nobel Peace Prize - 1983

2,100 supermarket janitors in California, mostly from Mexico, win a $22.4 million settlement over unpaid overtime. Many said they worked 70 or more hours a week, often seven nights a week from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. Cleaner Jesus Lopez told the New York Times he only had three days off in five years - 2004

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_10_05_2010

[RufusTFirefly]

1. Thanks Omaha Steve! K & R for labor!! n/t