Powered by children 7 to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater?s
thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching
the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 per cent of the mill
workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week
- 1790
A 47-day strike at Greyhound Bus Lines ends with members of the Amalgamated
Transit Union accepting a new contract containing deep cuts in wages and
benefits. Striker Ray Phillips died during the strike, run over on a picket
line by a scab Greyhound trainee - 1983