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05 Jul, 2016

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05 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 5

During a strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company, which had drastically reduced wages, buildings constructed for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago's Jackson Park were set ablaze, reducing seven to ashes - 1894

Today in Labor History - July 5

04 Jul, 2016

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04 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 4

Albert Parsons joins the Knights of Labor. He later became an anarchist and was one of the Haymarket martyrs - 1876

Today in Labor History - July 4

03 Jul, 2016

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03 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 3

Children, employed in the silk mills in Paterson, N.J., go on strike for 11-hour day and 6-day week. A compromise settlement resulted in a 69-hour work week - 1835

Today in Labor History - July 3

02 Jul, 2016

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Today in Labor History - July 2

The first Walmart store opens in Rogers, Ark. By 2014 the company had 10,000 stores in 27 countries, under 71 different names, employing more than 2 million people. Walmart is known for low wages and extreme anti-unionism - 1962

Today in Labor History - July 2