December 16
Not all unionists agreed with the alliance. The group turned increasingly conservative and labor withdrew after Gompers' 1924 death - 1900
New York City's Majestic Theater becomes first in the U.S. to employ women ushers - 1902
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen & Switchmen's Union of North America merge to become United Transportation Union - 1968
Eight female bank tellers in Willmar, Minnesota, begin the first strike against a bank in U.S. history. At issue: they were paid little more than half what male tellers were paid. The strike ended in moral victory but economic defeat two years later - 1977.
More info & ammo for unionists is available online from Union Communication
Services. http://www.unionist.com/
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Strikers Stand Strong Two Years into America’s Longest Running Strike
CWA President Claude Cummings Visits CWA Local 1180 for Stewards Conference
Ohio CWA D4 and IUE-CWA Leaders and Members Take Center Stage at State AFL-CIO Conference