1885: What is to be a 7-day streetcar strike begins in Chicago after several workers are unfairly fired.
1934: An Executive Order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the National Labor Relations Board.
1936: IWW strikes Weyerhauser and other Idaho lumber camps
1954: The Boilermaker and Blacksmith unions merge to become International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers