Labor Landmarks
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Name Street Address City State Historical Notes
Canonsburg Honor Roll Tablet
Canonsburg PA Honors local UMWA members who are now in the armed forces. Also honors the war support of this local union with the purchase of war bonds and participation in the American War Drive.
Carbon County Coal Miners Statue Carbon County Courthouse Carbon UT Memorial to the American coal miner.
Chavez, Cesar, Bust Cesar Chavez Middle School; 2801 Hop Ranch Rd. Union City CA A founder of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), Cesar Chavez organized farmworkers during the 1960s, particularly in California.The union used nonviolent tactics like boycotts and hunger strikes to focus attention on farmworker exploitation .
Cesar Chavez Elementary School Mural Shotwell St., between 22nd and 23rd St. San Francisco CA Cesar Chavez, and Dolores Huerta, founded the United Farm Workers of America successfully organizing farmworkers during the 1960s. Committed to nonviolence, the union used boycotts and hunger strikes to draw attention to the exploitation in the fields.
Cherry Mine Disaster Monument Cherry Town Cemetery Cherry IL On November 13, 1909, 259 miners died in the underground Cherry Mine fire. As a result of the disaster, the state established stricter safety regulations and in 1911, the basis for the Illinois Workers Compensation Act was passed.
Chinese in Nevada State Historical Marker Pyramid Way & B St. in Victorian Sq. Victorian Way off I-80 Sparks NV Honoring the thousands of Chinese workers who "played a major role in the history of Nevada . . . where they built railroads, cut timber and performed countless humble tasks."
Chinese Railroad Worker Statue Upper town at the Chamber of Commerce (former railway station) 601 Lincoln Way Auburn CA Tribute to the significance of the Chinese worker in the construction of the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Mountains of California. Working for Central Pacific, Chinese workers lay the connecting rails from the west on May 10, 1869.
Chipper Sculpture Potrero Hill San Francisco CA Artist was awarded the first prize at the 1943 San Francisco Art Show for this piece which depicts the dignity of the worker.
Cigar Makers Union Monument Forest Home Cemetery (Waldheim) Forest Park IL Honors the surrounding graves of Chicago cigar makers.
CIO Founding Historical Marker Boardwalk Atlantic City NJ At the President Hotel, UMWA President John L. Lewis punched Carpenters Union President Bill Hutcheson in the face, stormed out, and formed the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1938.
Cleveland Labor History Museum & Resource Center Sidney Hillman Building, 2227 Payne Ave. Cleveland OH Cleveland's rich labor history mirrors the rest of the country from development and growth to stagnation and decline. Max S. Hayes, Peter Witt and John P. Green all contributed to the growth of Cleveland's labor movement.
Coal Miner, The northeast grounds of the state capitol Springfield IL The statue commemorates the more than 9,000 Illinois coal miners who have lost their lives in mine accidents over the past 130 years prior to 1964.
Coal Miner's Memorial
Fairmont WV Honors workers who have perished in mine accidents, including 70 who were killed in an explosion near Fairmont in 1968.
Coal Miners Memorial--1973 Visitor's Center at 5th St. exit, east side Sheridan WY Recognizes the importance of underground coal mining in the Sheridan County area from the 1800s until 1950. In 1950 surface mining became the preferred method of mining coal.
Coal Miners Monument--2.1 near Hanna Recreational Center Hanna WY Historical Marker dedicated to the memory of all the miners in the Carbon-Hanna area who lost their lives in mining accidents. The major accidents occurred in June 1903 and in 1908. 171 men and 58 men were killed respectively.
Coit Tower Murals Telegraph Hill San Francisco CA The murals of Coit Tower depict a common theme, "Aspects of Life in California, 1934," painted by 25 artists and 19 assistants. The murals reflect social, political and labor-related concerns of the Great Depression,
Columbine Massacre Historical Marker Highway 7 Lafayette CO In 1927, workers struck for better conditions under the IWW banner. Six miners were killed and many wounded in the Nov. 21 Columbine Massacre. Out of this struggle Colorado coal miners gained lasting union contracts.
Columbine Massacre Monument Lafayette Cemetery Lafayette CO On Nov 21 six miners were killed and 60 were injured when state police fired into a 500-person rally during the strike of 1927. Five of the 6 miners are buried here.
Congress of Industrial Organizations Founding, State Historical Marker North Commons Drive above Allegheny Center Pittsburgh PA To "organize workers into powerful industrial unions," UMWA President, John L. Lewis called a meeting in Pittsburgh's Islam Grotto on Nov. 14, 1938, founding the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Connolly, James, Memorial Riverfront Park, downtown Troy NY James Connolly, a trade union and socialist organizer in Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S., lived in Troy from 1903-1905. He was among the founding fathers of the radical Industrial Workers of the World.
Corti, Elia, Gravesite Hope Cemetery, Maple Avenue Barre VT Elia Corti, an Italian immigrant and anarchist, was shot and killed during a scuffle between anarchists and socialists at the Barre Socialist Labor Hall.


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