May 8

About 200 construction workers in New York City attack a crowd of Viet Nam war protesters four days after the Kent State killings. More than 70 people were injured, including four police officers. Peter Brennan, head of the New York building trades, was honored at the Nixon White House two weeks later, eventually named Secretary of Labor - 1970
 

Also on this date: Constitution of the Brotherhood of the Footboard ratified by engineers in Detroit, MI. AFSCME’s Jerry Wurf born in New York City. 12,000 Steelworker-represented workers at Goodyear Tire & Rubber win an 18-day strike.

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