February 10
February 10
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) founds the Building and Construction Trades Department as a way to overcome the jurisdictional conflicts occurring in the building and construction unions - 1908
Eleven members of the Carpenters’ union in Reesor Siding, Northern Ontario are shot, three fatally, by independent local farmer-settlers who were supplying wood to a Spruce Falls Power and Paper Co. plant. Some 400 union members were attempting to block an outbound shipment from the plant. The action came as the company was insisting on a pay freeze and two months of seven-day-a-week work - 1963
Forty workers are killed on Staten Island, N.Y., when a huge storage tank filled with liquefied gas explodes - 1973
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🚨🟠📢 CWA / AT&T 2026 “Orange” Mobility Contract Bargaining Report #7 📢🟠🚨
CWA and Allies File Comments Supporting FCC Oversight of Voice Service in the Internet Age
Legacy T and Activision Members Meet With CWA President Cummings in Minneapolis