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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
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Today 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.
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Today in labor history: March on Washington and MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
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Today in labor history: W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Ghana
August 27, 2012On this day in 1963 on the eve of the historic March on Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana.
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Today 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.
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Pa. voter coalition fired up by repressive ID law
August 24, 2012The non-partisan Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition field office is up and running at 310 W. Chelten Ave.
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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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Today in labor history: Nat Turner begins anti-slavery revolt
August 21, 2012On Aug. 21, 1831 Nat Turner begins a bloody slave revolt in Southampton County, Va., killing about 60 whites and freeing slaves along the way. It is considered the largest revolt of enslaved people in U.S....
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