On this day in Labor History

Mildred -- Millie – Beik died on this date. A historian and librarian, she’s the author of a highly regarded book, The Miners of Windber, about the immigrants and labor struggles of coal miners in her hometown of Windber, Pennsylvania.

Liz Shuler elected first woman president of the AFL-CIO, elected by the Executive Council to complete the term of Rich Trumka, who had died August 5 of a heart attack.

Massachusetts marijuana retailer Theory Wellness is ordered by the state’s attorney to pay $300,000 in restitution and penalties to 280 employees it cheated out of legally-required Sunday and holiday premium pay. The company, which grossed $17 million during it’s first six months of operation, blamed “inadvertent payroll errors.” 2021