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February 16

Beginning of a 17-week general strike of 12,000 New York furriers, in which Jewish workers formed a coalition with Greek and African American workers and became the first union to win a five-day, 40-hour week - 1926

February 16

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February 15

U.S. legislators pass the Civil Works Emergency Relief Act, providing funds for the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which funneled money to states plagued by Depression-era poverty and unemployment, and oversaw the subsequent distribution and relief efforts - 1934

February 15

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February 14

Striking workers at Detroit?s newspapers, out since the previous July, offer to return to work.

February 14

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February 13

Some 12,000 Hollywood writers returned to work today following a largely-successful three-month strike against television and motion picture studios.

February 13