Today in Labor History Sept 20 Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Md

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_09_20_2009



September 20, 1878 - Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Md. Sinclair was the author of the 1906 novel, The Jungle, an indictment of packinghouse employers’ exploitation of workers. The shocking conditions revealed in the book brought about corrective actions including legislation for stricter inspection laws.

[Faygo Kid]

1. Cool. Didn't realize he was so young when he wrote "The Jungle"

I'll never forget the impact of that book when I first read it. Beyond powerful.

[saltpoint]

2. Recommended.

[Omaha Steve]

3. Added late

The old software at work wouldn't let me cut and paste this.

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

According to folklorist John Garst, steel-drivin’ man John Henry, a slave, outperformed a steam hammer on this date at the Coosa Mountain Tunnel or the Oak Mountain Tunnel of the Columbus and Western Railway (now part of the Norfolk Southern) near Leeds, Ala. Other researchers place the contest near Talcott, W. Va. - 1887

International Hod Carriers, Building & Common Laborers Union of America changes name to Laborers' International Union - 1965