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Today in labor history: remembering Frank Little and more
August 1, 2012Wobblie organizer Frank Little is dragged by six masked men from his hotel room and hung from the Milwaukee Railroad trestle.
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Today in labor history: Football players begin two-day strike
July 31, 2012The strike was ultimately a victory, earning a further $11 million in pensions and benefits.
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Today in labor and people’s history: Medicare and Medicaid established
July 30, 2012On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed legislation establishing Medicare and Medicaid. It came after decades of struggle.
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Today in labor and peoples history: Seminole Wars begin
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Today in History: Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space
July 25, 2012On July 25, 1984, Salyut 7 cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a space walk.
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Today in labor history: Formation of Alliance for Labor Action
July 24, 2012On this day, the United Autoworkers and the Teamsters formed the national trade union center, Alliance for Labor Action.
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Today in labor history: Turning point in Homestead strike
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Today in labor history: Anarchist fails to kill steel magnate
July 23, 2012Alexander Berkman took a shot at and stabbed but failed to kill Henry Clay Frick, the steel magnate.
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