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01 Dec, 2017

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01 Dec, 2017

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THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 28

William Sylvis, founder of the National Labor Union, born - 1828

National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, precursor to IBEW, founded - 1891

THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 28

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THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 27

Some 1,200 workers sit down at Midland Steel, forcing recognition of the United Auto Workers, Detroit - 1936

The pro-labor musical revue, “Pins & Needles,” opens on Broadway with a cast of Int’l Ladies Garment Workers Union members. The show ran on Friday and Saturday nights only, because of the cast’s regular jobs. It ran for 1,108 performances before closing - 1937

THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 27

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THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 26

Six young women burn to death and 19 more die when they leap from the fourth-story windows of a blazing factory in Newark, N.J. The floors and stairs were wooden; the only door through which the women could flee was locked - 1910

THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 26

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THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 25

Some 10,000 New Orleans workers, Black and White, participate in a solidarity parade of unions comprising the Central Trades and Labor Assembly. The parade was so successful it was repeated the following two years - 1883

Teachers strike in St. Paul, Minn., the first organized walkout by teachers in the country. The month-long “strike for better schools” involving some 1,100 teachers—and principals—led to a number of reforms in the way schools were administered and operated - 1946

THIS WEEK IN LABOR HISTORY - November 25