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June 5

Thirty-five members of the Teamsters, concerned about the infiltration of organized crime in the union and other issues, meet in Cleveland to form Teamsters for a Democratic Union - 1976

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June 4

Massachusetts becomes the first state to establish a minimum wage - 1912

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June 2

Twenty-six journeymen printers in Philadelphia stage the trade?s first strike in America over wages: a cut in their $6 weekly pay - 1786.

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June 1

The Ladies Federal Labor Union Number 2703, based in Illinois, was granted a charter from the American Federation of Labor. Women from a wide range of occupations were among the members, who ultimately were successful in coalescing women?s groups interested in suffrage, temperance, health, housing and child labor reform to win state legislation in these areas - 1888

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