March 8

César Chávez leads 5,000 striking farmworkers on a march through the streets of Salinas, Calif. – 1979 César Chávez leads 5,000 striking farmworkers on a march through the streets of Salinas, Calif. – 1979Also on this date: Thousands of New York needle trades workers demonstrate for higher wages, shorter workday, and end to child labor. Three explosions at a Utah Fuel Co. mine in Castle Gate, Utah kill 171. New York members of the Fur and Leather Workers Union, many of them women, strike for better pay and conditions. Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act took effect on this day.More info & ammo for unionists is availableonline from Union Communication Services.

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