| Sacco and Vanzetti Memorial |
Boston Public Library; 700 Boylston St., Copley Sq. |
Boston |
MA |
On Aug. 23, 1927, immigrant Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of murder and executed after a trial widely viewed as unfair. The case became an international cause and sparked demonstrations and strikes throughout the world. |
| Sellers, Capt. Isaiah, Grave Marker |
Bellefontaine Cemetery; 4947 West Florissant |
St. Louis |
MO |
Captain Isaiah Sellers (c. 1802-1864) logged over one million miles at the wheel of a steamboat, and introduced the signal for passing whistle that was made into law by Congress, and is still in use by riverboats. |
| Sellins, Fannie and Starzeleski, Joseph, Monument |
Union Cemetery |
Arnold |
PA |
Marks the gravesites of Fannie Sellins and Joseph Starzeleski, who were murdered by company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, PA, on Aug. 26, 1919. Sellins was a United Mine Workers organizer and Starzeleski was a miner. |
| Sellins, Fannie, Historical Marker |
entrance to Union Cemetery |
Arnold |
PA |
Pittsburgh unionists located this marker near the grave of Fannie Sellins. The United Mine Workers of America organizer was murdered on Aug. 26, by Coal & Iron police, while picketing during the nationwide steel strike of 1919. |
| Sentinel |
Washington Park |
Centralia |
WA |
Commemorates the deaths of four American Legionnaires during the Centralia Armistice Day Riot of 1919. They were killed when they attempted to enter a IWW union hall. The "official version" says they were killed for no reason during the parade. |
| Service Employees International Union Bas-Relief |
1313 L St. NW |
Washington |
DC |
Inscribed, "In Unity, Strength," the relief depicts labor's progress, from the days of early factory workers to today's SEIU membership. |
| Skygate |
Embarcadero; Pier 39 |
San Francisco |
CA |
Honors the longshoreman/poet/philosopher, Eric Hoffer, who died in 1983. |
| "The Social History of the State of Missouri" Mural |
House of Representatives Lounge, State Capitol Building; W. Main St. |
Jefferson City |
MO |
Benton portrays carpenters, blacksmiths, farmers, miners, meat processors, and industrial workers. The mural's condemnation of Missouri's slave past as well as its celebration of the common worker and farmer caused a political uproar. |
| Southern Illinois Coal Miners Memorial |
city park |
Marissa |
IL |
Dedicated to the coal miners of southern Illinois. Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the United Mine Workers of America. |
| Speculator Mine Monument |
Mountain View Cemetery; Harrison Ave. |
Butte |
MT |
Honors the 164 to 190 workers killed on June 8, 1917 at Speculator Mine. These non-unionized workers were "roasted to death" 2400' underground. Three days later, unionizing efforts were undertaken by 10,000-20,000 Butte miners. |
| St. John, Vincent, Memorial |
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Oakland |
CA |
Honors Vincent St. John, a great labor organizer who died poor and was buried in an unmarked grave. "The Saint" was a founder of both the Western Federation of Miners and the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). |
| Strasser, Adolph, Gravesite |
Forest Home Cemetery (Waldheim); Desplaines Ave. |
Forest Park |
IL |
Marks the grave of Adolph Strasser who was the head of the Cigar Makers Union and one of the founders of the AFL in 1886. Strasser died on Jan. 1, 1939. |
| Sturdivant, John, Bust |
Frances Perkins Building; Dept. of Labor: 200 Constitution Ave. NW |
Washington |
DC |
John Sturdivant was the president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) from 1988 until his death in 1997. He is credited with revitalizing AFGE as a key players in federal personnel issues. |
| "Sun" Boys' Memorial |
Loudon Park Cemetery; 3801 Frederick Ave. |
Baltimore |
MD |
On July 4, 1924, five newspaper boys from the "Baltimore Sun" died when the steamer they were on, the Three Rivers, caught fire. Because they were band members, the memorial reads, "They have all moved a little closer to the Master of all music." |
| Sylvis, William H., Historical Marker |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus |
Indiana |
PA |
Labor history advocates placed a marker to William Sylvis on the present campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It notes his birthplace in Indiana County, Pa. Sylvis founded the Molders' Union in 1859 and the National Labor Union in 1868. |
| Sylvis, William, Monument |
Fernwood Cemetery; 6501 Baltimore Ave. |
Lansdowne |
PA |
Marks the grave of William Sylvis who was a founder of the Molders Union, and became president in 1863. Also founded the International Journal, was devoted to the idea of International Unions. He advocated women and African-American memberships in unions. |
