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December 19

An explosion in the Darr Mine in Westmoreland Co., Pa., kills 239 coal miners. Seventy-one of the dead share a common grave in Olive Branch Cemetery. December 1907 was the worst month in U.S. coal mining history, with more than 3,000 dead - 1907

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December 18

General Motors announces it is closing 21 North American plants over the following four years and slashing tens of thousands of jobs - 1991

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December 17

Int?l Union of Aluminum, Brick & Glass Workers merges with United Steelworkers of America - 1996

December 17

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December 16

The National Civic Federation is formed by business and labor leaders, most prominently AFL president Sam Gompers, as a vehicle to resolve conflicts between management and labor. Not all unionists agreed with the alliance. The group turned increasingly conservative and labor withdrew after Gompers? 1924 death - 1900

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December 15

AFL convention passes a 1? per capita assessment to aid the organization of women workers (Exact date uncertain) - 1913

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December 14

Some 33,000 striking members of the Machinists end a 69-day walkout at Boeing after winning pay and benefit increases and protections against subcontracting some of their work overseas - 1995

December 14