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September 2

White and Chinese immigrants battle in Rock Springs, Wyo. fueled by racial tensions and the practice of Union Pacific Raiload of hiring lower-paid Chinese over whites.

September 2

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September 1

The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers is founded at a meeting in Chicago, the product of two separate brotherhoods created over the previous 13 years - 1893

September 1

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August 31

John Reed forms the Communist Labor Party in Chicago. The Party?s motto: "Workers of the world unite!" - 1919

August 31

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August 30

Delegates from several East Coast cities meet in convention to form the National Trades' Union, uniting craft unions to oppose "the most unequal and unjustifiable distribution of the wealth of society in the hands of a few individuals."

August 30

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August 29

Dancers at San Francisco?s Lusty Lady Club vote 57-15 to be represented by SEIU Local 790.

August 29

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August 28

The march for jobs and freedom -- the Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have A Dream" speech march -- is held in Washington, D.C. with 250,000 participating - 1963

August 28