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February 20

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

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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

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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

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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