June 16

Railroad union leader and socialist Eugene V. Debs speaks in Canton, Ohio on the relation between capitalism and war. Ten days later he is arrested under the Espionage Act, eventually sentenced to 10 years in jail – 1918
 

Also on this date: Eight local unions organize the International Fur Workers Union of U.S. and Canada. National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law, establishes the right to unionize & other worker rights. Inacom Corp. fires most of its 5,100 employees via a recorded message.

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