Bay Area mill employers locked out 8,000 workers because they demanded the 8 hour day and a daily wage of $3. The San Francisco Building Trades Council established a large union-operated mill to continue to make union-milled lumber available. Eventually, mill owners agreed to the 8 hour day. - 1900

International Ladies Garment Workers Union founded – 1900

Birth of Florence Reece, active in Harlan County, Ky. coal strikes and author of famed labor song “Which Side Are You On?” - 1900