December 03 Textile strikers win 10-hour day, Fall River, Mass. - 1866 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes an ordinance setting an 8-hour workday for all city employees - 1867 IWW union Brotherhood of Timber Workers organized - 1910   Canada’s Quebec...

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We now have Dr. Barnes’s presentation available on youtube:  https://youtu.be/F4Y_3vPuHwI .  You’ll have to provide your own beer though…   We hope you enjoy it!   In Unity, Jim   Begin forwarded message: From: Jim Mahler Subject: SOLD OUT: AFT Thirsty...

November 26 Six young women burn to death and 19 more die when they leap from the fourth-story windows of a blazing factory in Newark, N.J. The floors and stairs were wooden; the only door through which the women could flee was locked - 1910 November 27 Some 1,200...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!   November 19 Joe Hill, labor leader and songwriter, executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder. Before he died he declared: “Don’t waste any time mourning. Organize.” - 1915 The nation’s first automatic toll...

November 12 Ellis Island in New York closes after serving as the gateway for 12 million immigrants from 1892 to 1924. From 1924 to 1954 it was mostly used as a detention and deportation center for undocumented immigrants - 1954 “Chainsaw Al” Dunlap announces he is...

11/07/18 To: AFT Guild 1931 Members   Thank you to everyone who contributed to the quick donation drive! It was very successful.   One load of donations went to the Christ Ministry Center that houses the Safe Harbor Network, where some folks were initially...

Dear Colleagues,   As of the Registrar of Voters latest update as of 1:42AM last night, with between 63% and 83% of precincts reporting (depending on the seat) five of our six endorsed Governing Board candidates are on their way to easy victories:...

Dear AFT Guild members, In addition to the great fun detailed below, we are pleased to announce that there will be $2 beers available!  What more could you ask for?!  Get your tickets now by clicking here! Please consider joining your colleagues and inviting friends...