Today in Labor History: Gerry Horgan is Struck & Killed on the Picket Line

Gerry Horgan, 34-year-old chief steward of CWA Local 1103 and NYNEX striker in Valhalla, N.Y., is struck and killed by a car that drove into a picket line. What was to become a 4-month strike over healthcare benefits was in its second week. At his funeral, a line of thousands of CWA members wearing red stretched for more than a mile along the route to the church. 

Every Thursday, CWA members wear red to honor Gerry's memory and to show that we are united in the fight for justice for all working people. Watch the video Why We Wear Red - The story of CWA Chief Steward E Gerald “Gerry” Horgan here - August 15, 1989