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November 29, 1828
William Sylvis, founder of the National Labor Union, born - 1828
November 29, 1891
National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, precursor to IBEW, founded - 1891
November 29, 1908
154 men die in a coal mine explosion at Marianna, Pa. Engineer and General Superintendent A.C. Beeson tells the local newspaper he had been in the mine a few minutes before the blast and had found it to be in perfect condition - 1908