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05 Nov, 2017

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05 Nov, 2017

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This Week in Labor History - November 5

Eugene V. Debs, labor leader, socialist, three-time candidate for president and first president of the American Railway Union, born - 1855

Everett, Wash., massacre, at least seven Wobblies killed, 50 wounded and an indeterminate number missing - 1916

Some 12,000 television and movie writers begin what was to become a 3-month strike against producers over demands for an increase in pay for movies and television shows released on DVD and for a bigger share of the revenue from work delivered over the Internet - 2007

This Week in Labor History - November 5

04 Nov, 2017

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04 Nov, 2017

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This Week in Labor History - November 4

Populist humorist Will Rogers was born on this day near Oologah, Indian Territory (later Oklahoma). One of his many memorable quotes: “I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.” - 1879

This Week in Labor History - November 4

03 Nov, 2017

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03 Nov, 2017

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This Week in Labor History - November 3

November 03
Striking milk drivers dump thousands of gallons of milk on New York City streets - 1921

Some 5,000 Philadelphia-area public transit workers begin what was to be a 6-day strike centered on wages and pension benefits - 2009

This Week in Labor History - November 3

02 Nov, 2017

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02 Nov, 2017

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This Week in Labor History - November 2

Police arrest 150 in IWW free speech fight, Spokane, Wash. - 1909

Railroad union leader & socialist Eugene V. Debs receives nearly a million votes for president while imprisoned for opposing World War I - 1920

This Week in Labor History - November 2