Here’s today's labor history:
On this date in 1991, over 300,000 unionists gathered in Washington, D.C., for a Solidarity Day march and rally for workplace fairness and healthcare reform.
Today’s labor quote is by Anna Walentynowicz, the Polish shipyard worker whose firing made her a central figure in Poland's Solidarity movement, and who became known as the "mother of Solidarity." Anna Walentynowicz, who said
"I was the drop that caused the cup of bitterness to overflow."
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