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 The Pullman
Strike of 1894 was the first
national strike in U.S. history. More than
150,000 persons were involved, in 27 different
states and territories. And, for the first time
in U.S. history, federal troops were called in
against the wishes of an individual state. |
 The
Works Progress Administration came
into existence on May 6, 1935, as part of
President Franklin Roosevelt's "New
Deal" program. Its purpose was to operate a
nationwide program of "small useful
projects" designed to provide employment for
needy employable workers. |
 Lech Walesa
led a strike at the shipyard in Gdansk, Poland,
that eventually spread over much the country and
resulted in the formation of the Solidarity
Union. He received the Nobel Peace Prize for his
work in 1983, and served as President of Poland
from 1990 to 1995. |
 The Industrial
Workers of the World was organized in Chicago on June 27,
1905, by opponents of the moderate policies in
the labor movement. It wanted to bring all
workers of each industry into one industrial
union, and sought to overturn the capitalist
system and set up a socialist government. |
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