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30 Jul, 2016

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30 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 30

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid - 1965

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Today in Labor History - July 29

29 Jul, 2016

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29 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 29

The Coast Seamen's Union merges with the Steamship Sailors’ Union to form the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific - 1891

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Today in Labor History - July 28

28 Jul, 2016

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28 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 28

Women shoemakers in Lynn, Mass., create Daughters of St. Crispin, demand pay equal to that of men - 1869

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Today in Labor History - July 27

27 Jul, 2016

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27 Jul, 2016

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July 27
William Sylvis, founder of the National Labor Union, died - 1869

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Today in Labor History - July 26

26 Jul, 2016

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26 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 26

Workers stage a general strike—believed to be the nation’s first—in St. Louis, in support of striking railroad workers. The successful strike was ended when some 3,000 federal troops and 5,000 deputized special police killed at least eighteen people in skirmishes around the city - 1877

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Today in Labor History - July 25

25 Jul, 2016

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25 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 25

Workers stage a general strike—believed to be the nation’s first—in St. Louis, in support of striking railroad workers. The successful strike was ended when some 3,000 federal troops and 5,000 deputized special police killed at least eighteen people in skirmishes around the city - 1877

Today in Labor History - July 25