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Today in labor history: American Federation of Labor gets new president
November 25, 2014On Nov. 25, 1952, and following the death four days prior of William Green, George Meany became the new president of the AFL.
Read morePresident Obama on immigration: How we got here and what’s next?
November 25, 2014Some categories not covered by the executive order need to be brought out of the shadows, perhaps under another order in the future.
Read moreToday in labor history: Joe Hill executed
November 19, 2014On November 19, 1915, labor leader and songwriter Joe Hill was executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder.
Read moreSpanish Civil War vet Almudever is as lively as ever at 95
November 18, 2014Fighters and Friends of the Spanish Republic welcomed one of the very last International Brigade survivors, Joseph Almudever.
Read moreToday in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike
November 18, 2014Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.
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