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July 1

Some 1,100 streetcar workers strike in New Orleans, spurring the creation of the po? boy sandwich by a local sandwich shop owner and one-time streetcar man.

July 1

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July 30

Up to 40,000 New York construction workers demonstrated in midtown Manhattan, protesting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?s awarding of a $33 million contract to a nonunion company.

July 30

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June 29

The U.S. Supreme Court rules in CWA v. Beck that, in a union security agreement, a union can collect as dues from non-members only that money necessary to perform its duties as a collective bargaining representative ? 1988

June 29

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June 28

Birthday of machinist Matthew Maguire, who many believe first suggested Labor Day.

June 28

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June 27

A 26-day strike of New York City hotels by 26,000 workers ? the first such walkout in 50 years ?

June 27

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June 26

The 189-mile-long St. Lawrence Seaway opens, making the Great Lakes accessible to Atlantic shipping.

June 26