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October 5

A strike by set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif., when scabs try to cross the picket line. The incident is still identified as "Hollywood Black Friday" and "The Battle of Burbank" - 1945

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October 4

Work begins on the carving of Mt. Rushmore, a task 400 craftsmen would eventually complete in 1941.

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October 3

The state militia is called in after 164 high school students in Kincaid, Ill., go on strike when the school board buys coal from the scab Peabody Coal Co. - 1932

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October 2

American Federation of Labor officially endorses campaign for a 6-hour day, 5-day workweek - 1934

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October 1

An ink storage room in the L.A. Times building is dynamited during a citywide fight over labor rights and organizing.

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September 30

A total of 29 strike leaders are charged with treason?plotting "to incite insurrection, rebellion & war against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"?for daring to strike the Carnegie Steel Co. in Homestead, Pa. Jurors refuse to convict them - 1892

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