February 22

Representatives of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers meet in St. Louis with 20 other organizations to plan the founding convention of the People’s Party. Objectives: end political corruption, spread the wealth and combat the oppression of the rights of workers and farmers - 1892 Also on this date: AFT President Albert Shanker dies at age 68… Representatives of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers meet in St. Louis with 20 other organizations to plan the founding convention of the People’s Party. Objectives: end political corruption, spread the wealth and combat the oppression of the rights of workers and farmers - 1892
Also on this date: AFT President Albert Shanker dies at age 68.More info & ammo for unionists is availableonline from Union Communication Services.

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