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A group of white nativists organized as a "Laborers' Union" openly plotted assassination and arson before murdering four Chinese farmhands in a worker's cabin. Two survived to bear witness. Partly hate crime and partly labor conflict, this was one event in the attempted purge of Chinese immigrants from the U.S. west coast. [156] April 18, 1878
During the 1860s, conflict in Cuba between the Spanish colonial government and Cuban nationalists encouraged widespread immigration into the US. [3] In 1867 alone, 100,000 Cubans, mostly made up of highly skilled laborers coming from the cigar industry, immigrated into Florida thus providing the labor necessary to drive the cigar industry.
Widespread unionisation occurred between 1918 and 1920 within India, although industrial violence persisted before and after this period. [7] One large example of this is the South Indian Railway Strike 1928. This strike began with non-violent tactics, but the subsequent rioting ultimately led to multiple casualties and fatalities.
The Committee for Industrial Organizations (CIO) was formed to expand industrial unionism. [36] 1936 (United States) Steel Workers Organizing Committee, one of two labor organizations that eventually merged to form the United Steelworkers, founded. [40] 1936 (United States) Atlanta Auto Workers' Sit-down Strike occurred. [40] 20 November 1936 ...
Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia's long civil war by a violent right-wing paramilitary group funded by the company, a ...
However, violence does occur in the context of industrial disputes. When violence has been committed by, or in the name of, the union, it has tended to be narrowly focused upon targets which are associated with the employer. [1] Violence was greater in conflicts in which there was a question of whether union recognition would be extended. [1]
A Florida industrial site put millions of gallons of toxic water into bay. What’s the fix? Ryan Callihan. November 10, 2023 at 1:10 PM.
Researchers in industrial relations, criminology, and wider cultural studies have examined violence by workers or trade unions in the context of industrial disputes. [ 1 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] US and Australian government reports have examined violence during industrial disputes.