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Today 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.
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Kurt 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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Today in labor history: The Great Fire of 1910
August 20, 2012The fire burned more than three million acres, an area larger than the size of the state of Connecticut, with at least 92 killed.
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Progressive cinema: “The Story of Film: An Odyssey”
August 20, 2012Cousins is a brilliant scholar with allegiance to working people, who are represented with respect throughout the entire series.
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Today in labor history: National Apprenticeship Act of 1937
August 16, 2012This act of Congress, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established a national advisory committee to research and draft regulations establishing minimum standards for apprenticeship programs.
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