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Nov 7

Some 1,300 building trades workers in eastern Massachusetts participated in a general strike on all military work in the area to protest the use of open-shop (a worksite in which union membership is not required as a condition of employment) builders. The strike held on for a week in the face of threats from the U.S. War Department - 1917

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Nov 6

French transport worker and socialist Eugene Pottier dies in Paris at age 71. In 1871 he authored ?L?Internationale,? the anthem to international labor solidarity, the first verse of which begins: "Stand up, damned of the Earth; Stand up, prisoners of starvation" - 1887

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Nov 5

Eugene V. Debs, labor leader, socialist, three-time candidate for president and first president of the American Railway Union, born - 1855

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Nov 4

Populist humorist Will Rogers was born on this day near Oologah, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). One of his many memorable quotes: ?I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.? - 1879

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Nov 3

Striking milk drivers dump thousands of gallons of milk on New York City streets - 1921

Nov 3