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Power company continues lockout despite big snowstorm
February 6, 2014Utility Workers Union of America System Local 102 today strongly criticized the continuing lockout of nearly 150 utility workers.
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Today in black history: Medgar Evers’ killer convicted
February 5, 2014White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted in the murder of African-American civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime occurred.
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Today in black history: First black quarterback inducted into NFL Hall of Fame
February 4, 2014He won five Grey Cups, and is notable for helping to erase the prejudice within the world of sports that black quarterbacks could not succeed in professional football.
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Today in labor history: Deadly chemical plant explosion in 1971
February 3, 2014On Feb. 3, 1971 there was a major explosion at the Thiokol Chemical Plant located near Woodbine, Georgia.
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Today in labor history: 13th Amendment abolishes slavery
January 31, 2014The amendment said, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude ... shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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Today in labor history: The International Labor Organization founded
January 30, 2014After the devastation of WWI, a commission was established to pursue a vision based on the premise that universal, lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice, and the ILO was...
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Today in Labor history: Pancho Villa escapes capture
January 29, 2014On January 28, 1917 the United States government gave up the search for Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa. What is officially known in the United States as the "Mexican Expedition" started March 14, 1916 and involved...
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Today in labor history: Rubber workers start huge sit-down strike
January 29, 2014The sit-down tactic proved extremely effective. Workers literally sat in at their jobs and refused to leave. As a result, the company was unable to hire scab replacements.
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