Major Organizational Labor Union Events

New York Transportation Strike occurred in the U.S.

Jan 1, 1966

Copper Strike started in the U.S.

Mar 3, 1967

Members of four railroad unions voted overwhelmingly for the largest union merger ever in the railroad industry.

Mar 3, 1968

Members of four railroad unions voted overwhelmingly for the largest union merger ever in the railroad industry. The merger created a powerful union called the United Transportation Union.

New York City Teacher’s Strike occurred.

May 3, 1968

Charleston, South Caroline, Hospital Workers’ Strike occurred in the U.S.

Mar 3, 1969

U.S. Congress enacted Occupational Safety and Health Act

Mar 3, 1970

The first mass work stoppage began with a walkout of letter carriers in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Mar 18, 1970

General Motors Strike occurred

Apr 3, 1970

U.S. Congress voted down union-sponsored bill to make it easier for construction unions to organize.

Mar 3, 1976

U.S. Congress voted down union-sponsored bill to make it easier for construction unions to organize.

Land Kirkland elected president of the AFL-CIO

Mar 3, 1979

The trade union Solidarity is established at the Gdansk Shipyard in Poland.

Sep 3, 1980

A boycott was initiated by the IAM against Brown & Sharpe

Oct 3, 1982

The Association of Vatican Lay Workers was formed.

Mar 3, 1985

Pittston Coal Company Mine Workers’ Strike occurred.

Mar 3, 1989

The World Confederation of Labour merges with the Confederation of Free Trade Unions and eight other trade union affiliations.

Mar 3, 2006

Coke workers of the Fossil Creek Facility vote 215 to 191 to not be represented by The International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Sep 19, 2012

Coal mining had largely shifted to open-pit mines in Wyoming, and there were only 60,000 active coal miners

Mar 3, 2014

Thousands of longshoremen engage in surprise walkoff in New York City and New Jersey, posing potential disruption of shipment of goods across the region.

Jan 30, 2016