Today in labor history April 07

[Omaha Steve]

April 07

Prohibition ends - 1933

National Labor Relations Board attorney tells ILWU members to “lie down like good dogs,” Juneau, Alaska - 1947

April 7, 1947 - The National Federation of Telephone Workers conducted the first-ever nationwide strike against AT&T and the Bell System. At its peak, an estimated 300,000 telephone workers walked off their jobs. By May 18, all but two of the 39 member unions had won new contracts with substantial wage increases. A month later, the NFTW became the Communications Workers of America.




15,000 union janitors strike, Los Angeles - 2000