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December 30

Gathering in the back room of Behrens? cigar shop in Sedalia, Mo., 33 railroad clerks form Local Lodge Number 1 of a union they named the Order of the Railroad Clerks of America - 1899

December 30

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December 29

After years of intensive lobbying by the labor movement, a comprehensive national safety law is enacted as President Nixon signs the Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970, creating the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) - 1970

December 29

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December 28

Auto workers begin sit-down strike for union recognition at GM?s Fisher Body plant in Cleveland - 1936

December 28

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December 26

Knights of Labor founded. Constitution bars from membership ?parasites,? including stockbrokers and lawyers - 1869

December 26

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December 25

A dynamite bomb destroyed a portion of the Llewellyn Ironworks in Los Angeles, where a bitter strike was in progress - 1910

December 25