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October 24

24 Oct, 2012

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24 Oct, 2012

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October 24

The 40-hour work week went into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act, signed by Pres. Roosevelt two years earlier - 1940

October 24

October 23

23 Oct, 2012

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23 Oct, 2012

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October 23

Explosion and fire at Phillips Petroleum refinery in Pasadena, Texas, kills 23 and injures 314 - 1989

October 23

October 22

22 Oct, 2012

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22 Oct, 2012

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October 22

Bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd is killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio.

October 22

October 21

21 Oct, 2012

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21 Oct, 2012

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October 21

Member Tip: Public Employees, Bargaining, and Strikes

October 21

October 20

20 Oct, 2012

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20 Oct, 2012

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October 20

Eugene V. Debs, U.S. labor leader and socialist, dies in Elmhurst, Ill.

October 20

October 19

19 Oct, 2012

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19 Oct, 2012

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October 19

The J.P. Stevens textile company is forced to sign its first union contract after a 17-year struggle in North Carolina and other southern states - 1980

October 19