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March 9

The Westmoreland County (Pa.) Coal Strike ? known as the "Slovak strike" because some 70 percent of the 15,000 strikers were Slovakian immigrants ? begins on this date and continues for nearly 16 months before ending in defeat.

March 9

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March 8

Thousands of New York needle trades workers demonstrate for higher wages, shorter workday, and end to child labor.

March 8

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March 7

6,000 shoemakers, joined by about 20,000 other workers, strike in Lynn, Massachusetts. They won raises, but not recognition of their union - 1860

March 7

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March 6

The Knights of Labor picket to protest the practices of the Southwestern Railroad system, and the company's chief, high-flying Wall Street financier Jay Gould.

March 6

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March 5

British soldiers, quartered in the homes of colonists, took the jobs of working people when jobs were scarce.

March 5

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March 4

In his inaugural address, President Thomas Jefferson declares: ?Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.? - 1801

March 4