March 1

The Granite Cutters National Union begins what is to be a successful nationwide strike for the 8-hour day. Also won: union recognition, wage increases, a grievance procedure and a minimum wage scale - 1900 Also on this date: Joseph Curren, future leader of the National Maritime Union, born on Manhattan’s Lower East Side... IWW strikes Portland, OR. sawmills... CIO President John L. Lewis and U.S. Steel President Myron Taylor sign landmark contract... After five years of labor by 21,000 workers, 112 of whom were killed on the job, the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) is completed... Federal minimum wage increases to $1.00 per hour… The Granite Cutters National Union begins what is to be a successful nationwide strike for the 8-hour day. Also won: union recognition, wage increases, a grievance procedure and a minimum wage scale - 1900
Also on this date: Joseph Curren, future leader of the National Maritime Union, born on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. IWW strikes Portland, OR. sawmills. CIO President John L. Lewis and U.S. Steel President Myron Taylor sign landmark contract. After five years of labor by 21,000 workers, 112 of whom were killed on the job, the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam) is completed. Federal minimum wage increases to $1.00 per hour.More info & ammo for unionists is availableonline from Union Communication Services.

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