01 November
Nation’s first general strike for 10 hour day; Philadelphia – 1835
Malbone tunnel disaster in New York City; inexperienced scab motorman crashes train during strike, 97 killed, 255 injured – 1918
400,000 soft coal miners strike for higher wages and shorter hours – 1919
United Stone & Allied Products Workers of America merge with United Steelworkers of America – 1972