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Today in labor history: Huge Solidarity Day march in Washington
September 18, 2014Hundreds of thousands of union members marched past the White House to protest Ronald Reagan's union-busting.
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Today in labor history: Racists bomb Birmingham church, kill 4 children
September 15, 2014The bombing took place two weeks after the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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“Echoes of Valour” in Newfoundland: A story of racism defeated
September 9, 2014On the stormy night of February 18, 1942, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux, headed toward Iceland for refueling, foundered against the rocky cliffs near St. Lawrence.
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Battle of the Overpass: Henry Ford, the UAW, and the power of the press
September 3, 2014Henry Ford in particular was the poster child of anti-unionism in the heady days of strikes and strife, preferring profits over workers' rights.
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Guatemalan children at U.S. border there because of U.S. backed genocide
August 19, 2014The arms used in this genocide were supplied to the Guatemalan military by successive U.S. administrations beginning with that of Ronald Reagan.
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