Striking shoemakers in Philadelphia are arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy for violating an English common law that bars schemes aimed at forcing wage increases. The strike was broken - 1805
After 14 years of construction and the deaths of 27 workers, the Brooklyn Bridge over New York?s East River opens. Newspapers call it ?the eighth wonder of the world? - 1883
An estimated 100,000 textile workers, including more than 10,000 children, strike in the Philadelphia area. Among the issues: 60-hour workweeks, including night hours, for the children - 1903