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July 3

Children, employed in the silk mills in Paterson, N.J., went on strike for 11-hour day and 6-day week.

July 3

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July 2

President Johnson signs Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, forbidding employers and unions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, gender, nationality, or religion - 1964

July 2

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July 1

Steel workers in Cleveland begin what was to be an 88-week strike against wage cuts - 1885

July 1

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June 30

Alabama outlaws the leasing of convicts to mine coal, a practice that had been in place since 1848.

June 30

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June 29

What is to be a 7-day streetcar strike begins in Chicago after several workers are unfairly fired.

June 29

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June 28

Birthday of machinist Matthew Maguire, who many believe first suggested Labor Day. Others believe it was Peter McGuire, a carpenter - 1850

June 28