Today in Labor History June 8, 6 union members dead and 15 taken prisoner

[Omaha Steve]

June 8

A battle between the Militia and striking miners at Dunnville, Colo. ended with six union members dead and 15 taken prisoner. Seventy-nine of the strikers were deported to Kansas two days later – 1904

Some 35,000 members of the Machinists union begin what is to become a 43-day strike – the largest in airline history – against five carriers. The mechanics and other ground service workers wanted to share in the airlines’ substantial profits - 1966

History found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history