July 18 - Chicago Stockyards Workers Kick Off Historic Strike

Labor History in 2:00 · Jul 18, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1919. That Friday thousands of workers in the Chicago Stockyards walked off the job. A serious union organizing drive had been underway in the yards since June. One of the organizers of the butchers was John Kikulski.