Today's Labor History

​1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel (right), forcing recognition of the United Auto Workers, Detroit - 1936 

The pro-labor musical revue, “Pins & Needles,” opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members. The show ran on Friday and Saturday nights only, because of the casts’ regular jobs. It ran for 1,108 performances before closing - 1937

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