March 4

In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson declares: “Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” - 1801 Also on this date: Pres. William Howard Taft signs legislation creating the Department of Labor... President Franklin D. Roosevelt names a woman, Frances Perkins, to be Secretary of Labor... UAW workers win sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan... Machinists strike Eastern Airlines, are soon joined by flight attendants and pilots in the nationwide walkout… In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson declares: “Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.” - 1801
Also on this date: Pres. William Howard Taft signs legislation creating the Department of Labor. President Franklin D. Roosevelt names a woman, Frances Perkins, to be Secretary of Labor. UAW workers win sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. Machinists strike Eastern Airlines, are soon joined by flight attendants and pilots in the nationwide walkout.More info & ammo for unionists is availableonline from Union Communication Services.

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