13 October

American Federation of Labor votes to boycott all German-made products as a protest against Nazi antagonism to organized labor within Germany – 1934

Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union activist Karen Silkwood killed in suspicious car crash on her way to deliver documents to a newspaper reporter during safety investigation of plutonium processing plant, Okla. – 1974

More than 1,100 office workers strike Columbia University in New York City. The mostly female and minority workers win union recognition and pay increases – 1985

Hundreds of San Jose “Mercury News” newspaper carriers end 4-day walkout with victory – 2000