On this day in Labor History the year was 1892. At 3 AM an alarm sounded in the town of Homestead, Pennsylvania. The steelworkers who lived in the town were on strike. Andrew Carnegie was the owner of the mill, located just outside of Pittsburgh.
September 5 - The First Labor Day Parade
September 4 - The Peekskill Riots
September 3 - Locked in to Die
September 2 - Protecting Pensions
September 1 - The Boilermakers
August 31 - The Battle of Blair Mountain
August 30 - Taxing the Rich
August 29 - Flawed Designs Kill
August 28 - Remembering Bayard Rustin
August 27 - The Packers
August 26 - The Amistad
August 25 - A Historical Irony
August 24 - Fighting for Dignity
August 23 - Life’s Singer
August 22 - Breaking the Glass Ceiling
August 21 - Emma Goldman Says: “Take the Bread!”
August 20 - The White Lion Docks in Jamestown
August 19 - Teamsters Fight & Win at UPS
August 18 - Kemi Bloody Thursday
August 17 - The Era of Wage Cuts & Job Loss
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