Today in Labor History February 10, 2020
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded the Building and Construction Trades Department as a way to overcome the jurisdictional
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Today in Labor History February 9, 2020
Novelist, journalist, and social activist George Lippard died on this day. Considered the first muckraking novel in the United States,
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Today in Labor History February 8, 2020
Mary Kenney O’Sullivan was born in Hannibal, Missouri. At age 28 she was appointed the first female general organizer for
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Today in Labor History February 7, 2020
Union miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado began what was to become a five-month strike. It started when mine owners cut
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