Today in Labor History May 2 Hitler abolishs all unions, First Workers’ Compensation law in Wi, more

[Omaha Steve]

May 2

Chicago's first Trades Assembly, formed three years earlier, sponsors a general strike by thousands of workers to enforce the state's new eight hour day law. The one-week strike was unsuccessful - 1867

Birth of Richard Trevellick, a ship carpenter, founder of American National Labor Union and later head of the National Labor Congress, America’s first national labor organization - 1830


First Workers’ Compensation law in U.S. enacted, in Wisconsin - 1911

Pres. Herbert Hoover declares that the stock market crash six months earlier was just a "temporary setback" and the economy would soon bounce back. In fact the Great Depresssion was to continue and worsen for several more years - 1930

In Germany, Adolph Hitler issues an edict abolishing all labor unions, part of his effort to ban any political opposition - 1933



Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_05_02_2011

[Drale]

1. Yesterday May 1st was the day

that the world found out that Hitler killed himself.

[aquart]

2. Walker is following in some mighty big footsteps, ain't he?