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February 23

Woody Guthrie wrote ?This Land Is Your Land? following a frigid trip -- partially by hitchhiking, partially by rail -- from California to Manhattan.

February 23

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February 22

Representatives of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers meet in St. Louis with 20 other organizations to plan the founding convention of the People?s Party.

February 22

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February 21

A state law was enacted in California providing the 8-hour day for most workers, but it was not effectively enforced - 1868

February 21

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February 20

Rally for unemployed becomes major confrontation in Philadelphia, 18 arrested for demanding jobs - 1908

February 20

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February 19

The U.S. Supreme Court decides in favor of sales clerk Leura Collins and her union, the Retail Clerks, in NLRB v. J. Weingarten Inc. ? the case establishing that workers have a right to request the presence of their union steward if they believe they are to be disciplined for a workplace infraction ? 1975

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February 18

Faced with 84-hour workweeks, 24-hour shifts and pay of 29 cents an hour, fire fighters form The International Association of Fire Fighters.

February 18