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Today in Labor History - July 12

12 Jul, 2016

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12 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 12

Bisbee, Ariz., deports Wobblies; 1,186 miners sent into desert in manure-laden boxcars. They had been fighting for improved safety and working conditions - 1917

Today in Labor History - July 12

Today in Labor History - July 11

11 Jul, 2016

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11 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 11

Striking coal miners in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, dynamite barracks housing Pinkerton management thugs - 1892

Today in Labor History - July 11

Today in Labor History - July 10

10 Jul, 2016

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10 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 10

Mary McLeod Bethune, educator and civil rights activist, born - 1875

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Today in Labor History - July 9

09 Jul, 2016

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09 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 9

The worst rail accident in U.S. history occurs when two trains pulled by 80-ton locomotives collided head-on at Dutchman’s curve in west Nashville, Tenn. 101 people died, another 171 were injured - 1918

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Today in Labor History - July 8

08 Jul, 2016

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08 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 8

First anthracite coal strike in U.S. - 1842

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Today in Labor History - July 7

07 Jul, 2016

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07 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 7

Striking New York longshoremen meet to discuss ways to keep new immigrants from scabbing. They were successful, at least for a time. On July 14, 500 newly arrived Jews marched straight from their ship to the union hall. On July 15, 250 Italian immigrants 

Today in Labor History - July 7