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September 8

Employers give in to the demands of striking miners in McKees Rock, Pa., agree to improved working conditions, 15 percent hike in wages and elimination of a "pool system" that gave foremen control over each worker?s pay - 1909

September 8

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September 7

Federal employees win the right to receive Workers' Compensation insurance coverage ? 1916

September 7

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September 6

One of the worst disasters in the history of U.S. anthracite mining occurred at the Avondale Mine, near Scranton, Pa.,

September 6

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September 5

20,000 to 30,000 marchers participate in New York's first Labor Day parade, demanding the eight-hour day - 1882

September 5