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October 16

Queen Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is beheaded during the French Revolution.

October 16

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October 15

Pres. Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act - often referred to as "Labor's Magna Carta" - establishing that unions are not "conspiracies" under the law.

October 15

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October 14

The Seafarers International Union (SIU) is founded as an AFL alternative to what was then the CIO's National Maritime Union.

October 14

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October 13

National Basketball Association cancels regular season games for the first time in its 51-year history, during a player lockout. Player salaries and pay caps were primary issue.

October 13

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October 12

2,000 workers demanding union recognition close down dress manufacturing, Los Angeles - 1933

October 12

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October 11

Nearly 1,500 plantation workers strike Olaa Sugar, on Hawaii's Big Island - 1948

October 11