September 4, 2007

Remembering Labor Day History, 1937

Waitresses at Woolworth's staged an eight-day
sitdown strike in 1937,singing, dancing,
exercising, doing each others hair and nails
until finally management recognized their union
and gave them a five-cent per hour pay hike.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

And thus birthed the phrase, "You go, girl!" Love that photo.