August 15 - Run Down Like a Dog

Labor History in 2:00 · Aug 15, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1989.

That was the day that Gerry Horgan was killed while walking the picket line.

Gerry was a chief steward for the Communication Workers of America Local 1103.

The Communication Workers were on strike against the telecommunications giant NYNEX company, which became part of the present day Verizon company.

At issue was management’s proposal to shift a greater share of the health care costs to the workers.

The strike wore on for a total of seventeen weeks.

In total, nearly 60,000 telephone workers in the Northeast participated in the walk out.

These…