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August 4
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers is formed. It partnered with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO in 1935; both organizations disbanded in 1942 to form the new United Steelworkers - 1876
An estimated 15,000 silk workers strike in Paterson, N.J., for 44-hour week – 1919
Nearly 185,000 Teamsters begin what is to become a successful 15-day strike at United Parcel Service over excessive use of part-timers - 1997
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CWA District 6 Commits to “Be the Change”
CWA LPAT Members Help Protect Broadband Jobs
“Dangerous Game” Warns AFA-CWA’s Sara Nelson
