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Today in labor history: Massachusetts establishes first minimum wage
June 4, 2013Much later, in 1938, the country would get a federal minimum wage law under the Fair Labor Standards Act. But this initial law was still a powerful move.
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South Dakota commits shocking genocide against Native Americans
June 3, 2013Without consent or authority, South Dakota officials remove American Indian children from their families and place them in the foster care system, in violation of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
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Today in labor history: Int’l Ladies Garment Workers Union founded
June 3, 2013Today in labor history in 1900 the International Ladies Garment Workers Union was founded in New York City by seven local unions, with a few thousand members between them.
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Today in labor history: Ford goes to revolutionary Russia
May 30, 2013On May 30, 1929, the Ford Motor Company signed a technical assistance contract to produce cars in the newly industrializing Soviet Union.
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Today in labor history: Musician Bob Dylan is born
May 24, 2013Songs like "Blowin' in the Wind," and "The Times, They Are a-Changin'" became powerful anthems of the social struggles and anti-war sentiment of Dylan's era.
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