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Today in Labor History: Miners’ union formed
December 28, 2012It was the first attempt to found a national miner's union.
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Today in Labor History: Picketing declared unconstitutional
December 21, 2012On this day in 1921 the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice William Howard Taft, declared that picketing was unconstitutional.
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Interfaith group urges vigils for Walmart supply chain workers
December 20, 2012The same weekend as U.S. Walmart workers went on a Black Friday strike 112 garment workers were killed in a fire in Bangladesh.
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Today in labor history: 2005 New York transit workers strike
December 20, 2012On December 20, 2005, thousands of workers began what was to be a three-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues.
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Today in Labor History: Greyhound strike ends
December 19, 2012On this day in 1983, a 47-day strike against Greyhound by its workers, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, ended.
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Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial
December 18, 2012On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
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Today in labor history: FDR lifts internment of Japanese Americans
December 17, 2012President Roosevelt lifted the "military-necessary exclusion" of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, marking the beginning of the end of a shameful chapter of U.S. history.
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Today in Labor History: 33,000 end 69 day strike
December 14, 2012The weekend beginning December 14 and ending Dec. 16 was an extremely busy one in the history of the labor movement.
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