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October 6

Thirty-two thousand machinists begin what is to be a successful 69-day strike against the Boeing Co.

October 6

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October 5

2,100 supermarket janitors in California, mostly from Mexico, win a $22.4 million settlement over unpaid overtime.

October 5

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October 4

Work begins on the carving of Mt. Rushmore, a task 400 craftsmen would eventually complete in 1941.

October 4

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October 3

Folk singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie ("This Land is Your Land", "Union Maid" and hundreds of others) dies of Huntington's disease in New York at the age of 55 ? 1967

October 3

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October 2

American Federation of Labor officially endorses campaign for a six hour day, five day workweek - 1934

October 2

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October 1

Twenty-one die when the L.A. Times building is dynamited during a citywide fight over labor rights and organizing.

October 1