December 22

A group of building trades unions from the Midwest meet in St. Louis to form the National Building Trades Council. The Council disbanded after several years of political and jurisdictional differences - 1897

Amid a widespread strike for union recognition by 395,000 steelworkers, approximately 250 alleged "anarchists," "communists," and "labor agitators" were deported to Russia, marking the beginning of the so-called "Red Scare" - 1919

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