Today in Labor History July 29 Mother Jones' March, 5 year table grape boycott wins!, more

[Omaha Steve]

July 29

July 29, 1883 - A local of the Cigarmakers Union is organized in Stillwater, Minn.

The Coast Seamen's Union merges with the Steamship Sailor's Union to form the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific - 1891

A preliminary delegation from Mother Jones' March of the Mill Children from Philadelphia to Pres. Theodore Roosevelt's summer home in Oyster Bay, Long Island, publicizing the harsh conditions of child labor, arrives today. They are not allowed through the gates - 1903

Following a five-year table grape boycott, Delano-area growers file into the United Farm Workers union hall in Delano, Calif. to sign their first union contracts - 1970 (Farmworker’s Friend: The story of Cesar Chavez is one of four UCS books on the UFW founder. This sympathetic portrayal of Chavez and his life’s work begins with his childhood and traces his growth as a man and as a leader, talking of his pacifism, his courage in the face of great threats and greater odds, his leadership and his view that the union was more than just a union, it was a community -- una causa. Recommended by the publisher for grades 4 to 7, its straightforward narrative and dozens of photos help make this a wonderful book, and not just for young people. In the UCS bookstore now)

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/big-labor/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_07_29_2011