THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - OCTOBER 12

Company guards kill at least eight miners who are attempting to stop scabs, Virden, Ill. Six guards are also killed, and 30 persons wounded - 1898
 
Fourteen miners killed, 22 wounded at Pana, Ill. - 1902
 
Some 2,000 workers demanding union recognition close down dress manufacturing, Los Angeles - 1933
 
More than one million Canadian workers demonstrate against wage controls - 1976