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Strikers’ tent colony, Ludlow, Colorado. Today in labor history: The 1937 “Women’s Day Massacre” June 19, 2013 3:39 PM CST By John Wojcik. By Bob Plain on September 7, 2015. The Haymarket massacre (also known as the Haymarket affair, Haymarket riot, or Haymarket Square riot) was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. Boulder killings bring back dark memories for survivor of National Supermarkets massacre, St. Louis' deadliest shooting ... around at 10 p.m. on the Friday night of Labor Day … The Labor Day Massacre received some local and regional news coverage, but the national coverage from the Jewish-controlled media was almost nothing -- a quick paragraph or two and then forgotten under a blizzard of Middle East coverage and the latest on Britney and J. The Ludlow massacre is credited for legitimizing the eight-hour work day and prompting child labor laws. But the fact that we have weekends at all — along with child-labor laws, workplace safety rules, minimum wage, and the eight-hour workday — is only thanks to the struggles of working-class men and women. All for a tank of gas. On June 19, 1937, police in Youngstown, Ohio, used … It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day, the day after police killed one and injured several workers. “A Bloody Day in May”. Milwaukee, Wis.: 2002 May. When several smaller steelmakers, including Republic Steel, refused to follow the lead of U.S. Steel (Big Steel) by signing a union contract, a strike was called by the Steel Workers Organizing Commit Jansen. Lo. Ten demonstrators were killed by police bullets during the "Little Steel Strike" of 1937. Labor Day: for most, it’s a three-day weekend signaling the end of summer. But there’s something that should not be forgotten – six people lost their lives that day in 1973, at the hands of Carl Isaacs and his friends. Miller, Eugene. Author: Allison Sylte Published: 5:00 AM MDT August 30, 2019 The presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed the reputation of the Democratic Party from the party of the Southern slaveholders to that of "friend of the working people"--a reputation that the Democratic Party, undeservedly, continues to enjoy. The Ludlow massacre is credited for legitimizing the eight-hour work day and prompting child labor laws. Author: Allison Sylte Published: 6:00 AM CDT August 30, 2019 Labor Day and the Saylesville Massacre. As the parade got close to the factory, the Wisconsin militia fired upon the marchers and killed seven people (six men and one boy)–still to this day the bloodiest day in Wisconsin labor history. Notes: About the Bay View Massacre. They were ambushed in a place that they thought they were safe and murdered in cold blood simply for being there.