Today in labor history Nov 1 A scab motorman crashed a NYC subway train killing 97 and injuring 255

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November 1

Nation’s first general strike for 10 hour day; Philadelphia - 1835



November 1, 1918 - A scab motorman crashed a New York City subway train in the Malbone Tunnel, killing 97 and injuring 255. To erase the memory of the horrible accident and the infamous trial that followed, the name Malbone was removed from the subway station where the accident occurred. It is now called Prospect Park and Malbone St. is now Empire Blvd. Strikes by streetcar workers were among the major labor struggles in the early part of the 20th century.


400,000 soft coal miners strike for higher wages and shorter hours - 1919

United Stone & Allied Products Workers of America merge with United Steelworkers of America - 1972