Today in Labor History Sept 6 Fire killing 110 miners, led to the first mine safety law in PA 1869

[Omaha Steve]

September 6


September 6, 1860 - Jane Addams, founder of Hull House, was born. A co-winner of the Nobel Prize in 1931, she worked in peace, social welfare and women’s rights. Her so-called settlement houses served many workers, including immigrant families who labored in Chicago’s packinghouses. She also was one of the founders of the Women’s Trade Union League, formed to educate women about the advantages of union membership. Read more about Jane Addams at http://www.swarthmore.edu/library/peace/Exhibits/janeaddams/addamsindex.htm

One of the worst disasters in the history of U.S. anthracite mining occurred at the Avondale Mine, near Scranton, Pa., when a fire originating from a furnace at the bottom of a 237 foot shaft roared up the shaft, killing 110 miners. That led to the first mine safety law in Pennsylvania. - 1869

Tony Boyle, former president of the United Mine Workers, is charged with murder in the 1969 deaths of former UMW rival Joseph A. Yablonski and his wife and daughter - 1973

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_09_06_2009

[niyad]

1. thank you, as always, for your tireless efforts, and thank you for all the information