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While white locomotive firemen on the Georgia Railroad strike, Blacks who are hired as replacements are whipped and stoned—not by the union men, but by white citizens outraged that Blacks are being hired over Whites. The Engineers union threatens to stop work because their members are being affected by the violence - 1909 Civil Service Retirement Act of 1920 gives federal workers a pension - 1920 President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the goals of his Great Society social reforms: to bring “an end to poverty and racial injustice” in America - 1964 Labor history courtesy Union Communication Services. Comments are closed.
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