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October 1

Twenty-one die when the L.A. Times building is dynamited during a citywide fight over labor rights and organizing.

October 1

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September 30

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.

September 30

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September 29

A report by the Labor Department?s Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that the average weekly takehome pay of a factory worker with three dependents is now $94.87 - 1962

September 29

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September 27

Striking textile workers in Fall River, Mass. demand bread for their starving children - 1875

September 27

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September 26

The Old 97, a Southern Railway train officially known as the Fast Mail, derails near Danville, Va., killing engineer Joseph ?Steve? Broady and ten other railroad and postal workers.

September 26