March 30
March 30 
Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day - 1918
At the height of the Great Depression, 35,000 unemployed march in New York’s Union Square. Police beat many demonstrators, injuring 100 - 1930
The federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act is enacted - 1970
Harry Bridges, Australian-born dock union leader, dies at age 88. He helped form and lead the Int’l Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) for 40 years. A Bridges quote: “The most important word in the language of the working class is ‘solidarity’” – 1990
Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild announce that the membership has voted to merge with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, creating the 150,000-member SAG-AFTRA - 2012
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AFA-CWA Reaches Tentative Agreement with United Airlines, Winning Boarding and Sit Pay
CWAers Join Sanders and Mamdani for Launch of Union NOW!
Alphabet Workers Applaud NLRB's Decision to Hold Google Accountable