May 13

May 13
Western Federation of Miners formed in Butte, Mont. - 1893
 
The Canadian government establishes the Department of Labour. It took the U.S. another four years - 1909
 
Some 10,000 IWW dock workers strike in Philadelphia - 1913
 
UAW President Douglas A. Fraser is named to the Chrysler Corp. board of directors, becoming the first union representative ever to sit on the board of a major U.S. corporation - 1980
 
Thousands of yellow cab drivers in New York City go on a 1-day strike in protest of proposed new regulations. “City officials were stunned by the (strike’s) success,” The New York Timesreported - 1998