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September 20
Upton Sinclair, socialist and author of The Jungle—published on this day in 1906—born in Baltimore, Md. - 1878
According to folklorist John Garst, steel-drivin’ man John Henry, born a slave, outperformed a steam hammer on this date at the Coosa Mountain Tunnel or the Oak Mountain Tunnel of the Columbus and Western Railway (now part of the Norfolk Southern) near Leeds, Ala. Other researchers place the contest near Talcott, W. Va. - 1887
Int’l Hod Carriers, Building & Common Laborers Union of America changes name to Laborers' Int’l Union - 1965
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Owners Couldn’t Bust the Union, so They Shut Down the Paper
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Owners Couldn’t Bust the Union, so They Shut Down the Paper
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Owners Couldn’t Bust the Union, so They Shut Down the Paper
CWA Campus Workers in Virginia Oppose Attacks on Higher Education
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CWA Campus Workers in Virginia Oppose Attacks on Higher Education
CWA Campus Workers in Virginia Oppose Attacks on Higher Education
Environmental Workers Push to Join CWA
