TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY
Harold Phillips | Published on 4/24/2026
1944: Montgomery Ward defies an NLRB ruling and is taken over by the US government.
1999: The International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union halts shipping on the West Coast in solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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