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TODAY’S LABOR HISTORY

Harold Phillips | Published on 8/26/2026

1919: Fannie Sellins and Joseph Starzeleski are murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, PA.

1935: The United Auto Workers is founded in Detroit.


2000: After 20 months of bargaining, United Airlines reaches a tentative accord with the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents 10,000 pilots.


2003: More than 1,300 bus drivers on Oahu, Hawaii begin what is to become a five week strike.


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