January 7

 

The presidents of 12 of the nation’s largest unions meet and call for reuniting the American labor movement, which split into two factions in 2005 when when seven unions left the AFL-CIO and formed a rival federation. The meeting followed signals from President-elect Barack Obama that he would prefer dealing with a united movement, rather than a fractured one that often had two competing voices. Unions from both sides of the split participated in the meeting. The reunification effort failed – 2009 _Also on this date: An explosion at Osage Coal and Mining Company’s Mine Number 11 near Krebs, Okla. kills 100…Wobblie Tom Mooney (pictured at left) pardoned and freed after 22 years in San Quentin… [33]click here for complete postings and graphics._ The presidents of 12 of the nation’s largest unions meet and call for reuniting the American labor movement, which split into two factions in 2005 when seven unions left the AFL-CIO and formed a rival federation. The meeting followed signals from President-elect Barack Obama that he would prefer dealing with a united movement, rather than a fractured one that often had two competing voices. Unions from both sides of the split participated in the meeting. The reunification effort failed – 2009 Also on this date: An explosion at Osage Coal and Mining Company’s Mine Number 11 near Krebs, Okla. kills 100. Wobblie Tom Mooney pardoned and freed after 22 years in San Quentin.

 

 

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