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August 27

Some 14,000 Chicago teachers who have gone without pay for several months finally collect about $1,400 each - 1934

August 27

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August 26

Fannie Sellins and Joseph Starzeleski are murdered by coal company guards on a picket line in Brackenridge, Pa.

August 26

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August 25

Birth of Allan Pinkerton, whose strike-breaking detectives ("Pinks") gave us the word "fink" - 1819

August 25

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August 24

The Mechanics Gazette, believed to be the first U.S. labor newspaper, is published in Philadelphia, the outgrowth of a strike by Carpenters demanding a shorter, 10-hour day.

August 24

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August 23

The U.S. Commission on Industrial Relations is formed by Congress, during a period of great labor and social unrest.

August 23

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August 22

Five flight attendants form the Air Line Stewardesses Association, the first labor union representing flight attendants.

August 22