On this day in Labor History the year was 1918. That was the day that went down in U.S. history as the Great Train Wreck. The wreck occurred at Dutchman’s Curve, in Nashville, Tennessee. During World War I, the train industry was bustling across nation. Trains carried troops, as well workers to factories to support the war effort.
June 29 - Fighting Insurmountable Odds
June 28 - Harry Bridges Act Signed into Law
June 27 - Founding of the IWW
June 26 - Milwaukee Transit Workers Join the ‘34 Strike Wave
June 25 - Congress Pushes for Wartime Labor Repression
June 24 - Striking Against Taft-Hartley
June 23 - Legislating Labor’s Destruction
June 22 - A Long Road to Victory
June 21 - Miners Push Back Against Starvation Wages
June 20 - UAW Wins a First Contract at Ford
June 19 - The Fight to Free the Hawaii Seven
June 18 - The Battle of Ballantyne Pier
June 17 - IWW Strikes Studebaker
June 16 - Debs Rails Against War in Canton
June 15 - Violence Erupts in the Valley of Steel
June 14 - Miners Bolster SWOC with Solidarity Strike
June 13 - Tony Mazzocchi is Born
June 12 - The Bosses’ Blueprint for Industrial War
June 11 - Wildcat at Dodge Truck
June 10 - The Little Steel Strike Flares
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