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September 17

Ninety-eight United Mine Workers of America members and a minister occupy the Pittston Coal Company's Moss 3 preparation plant in Carbon, Va., beginning a year-long strike.

September 17

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September 16

The Farm Labor Organizing Committee wins a signed contract with the Mount Olive Pickle Co. and growers, ending a five-year boycott.

September 16

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September 15

President Kennedy signs off on a $900 million public-works bill for projects in economically depressed areas - 1962

September 15

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September 14

A striker is shot by a bog owner (and town elected official) during a walkout by some 1,500 cranberry pickers, members of the newly-formed Cape Cod Cranberry Pickers Union Local 1.

September 14

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September 13

The Post Office Department orders 25,000 railway mail clerks to shoot to kill any bandits attempting to rob the mail - 1926

September 13

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September 12

New York City?s Union Square, the site of the first Labor Day in 1882, is officially named a national historic landmark.

September 12