March 11

Luddites smash 63 “labor saving” textile machines near Nottingham, England - 1811

Fabled railroad engineer John Luther “Casey” Jones born in southeast Missouri. A member of the Railroad Engineers, he was the sole fatality in a
wreck near Vaughan, Miss. on April 29, 1900. His skill and heroics prevented many more deaths - 1863

Transport Workers Union members at American Airlines win 11-day national strike, gaining what the union says was the first severance pay clause in
industry - 1950

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Union Communication Services. http://www.unionist.com/