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Today in Labor History: Union formed, rich taxed, scaffolds made safer
August 30, 2012On August 30, 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt's Wealth Tax Act increased taxes on the rich and big business and lowered taxes for small businesses
Read moreToday in labor history: Katrina slams New Orleans
August 29, 2012On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, leading to the worst natural (and also man-made) disaster in U.S. history.
Read moreToday in Labor History: One of the first labor newspapers is published
August 24, 2012On August 24, 1827, The Journeymen Mechanics' Advocate began publication in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.
Read moreToday in labor history: Air Line Stewardesses Association formed
August 22, 2012Five flight attendants formed the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first-ever labor union representing female flight attendants.
Read moreKurt Maetzig, master of German cinema
August 21, 2012An extraordinary filmmaker who made extraordinary films and lived to the extraordinary age of 101, Kurt Maetzig died August 8. But he was virtually unknown in the U.S.
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