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Nov 20, 2020
Nov 20, 2020
2 min
“Our city’s first priority must be safety,” says union.
Today’s labor history: Time clock invented.
Today’s labor quote: Gene Debs
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Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
2 min
Votes overwhelmingly to be represented by SEIU Local 500.
Today’s labor history: National Writers Union founded.
Today’s labor quote: Sam Sadow
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Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020
3 min
“More cuts and delays is the opposite of what the USPS needs right now!” says APWU.
Today’s labor history: Seattle printers refuse to print an anti-labor ad.
Today’s labor quote: Wreck of the Carl D Bradley
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Nov 17, 2020
Nov 17, 2020
2 min
“This would not have happened without the unity, solidarity and strength of our members,” said UFCW Local 400.
Today’s labor history: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York founded.
Today’s labor quote: General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
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Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020
2 min
"People need to know how to file and what to file," says Claimant Advocacy Program.
Today’s labor history: Punxutawney judge gags strikers.
Today’s labor quote: Bella Azbug
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Nov 15, 2020
Nov 15, 2020
4 min
CA’s Prop 22: Bad news for workers everywhere; Union vets’ solidarity; Insulators 24 brings new life to old building; Voters OK pro-worker ballot measures.
Today’s labor history: Federation of Trades and Labor Unions founded.
Today’s labor quote: Federation of Trades and Labor Unions
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Nov 14, 2020
Nov 14, 2020
2 min
More than two dozen leaders from the labor movement have been appointed to Biden-Harris agency review transition teams.
Today’s labor history: Women’s Trade Union League founded.
Today’s labor quote: Margaret Dreier Robins
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Nov 13, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
3 min
Voters last week approved a host of local ballot measures that make government work for all of us, not just the wealthy few.
Today’s labor history: Western Federation of Miners strike crushed by the militia in Butte.
Today’s labor quote: Michael Meadows
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Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
2 min
“Everything is modern now; we went from chalkboards to smart boards.”
Today’s labor history: Ellis Island closes.
Today’s labor quote: Brian Cavey
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Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
2 min
“There's a lot of similarities between military service and the labor movement,” says Union Veterans Council Executive Director.
Today’s labor history: Confrontation between American Legionnaires and Wobblies.
Today’s labor quote: Will Attig
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