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Today in labor history: Hormel meatpackers launch historic 1985 strike
August 17, 2015The strike became a bitter conflict that galvanized workers' support from around the country and internationally.
Read moreToday in history: Social Security celebrates 80th birthday
August 14, 2015On this date 80 years ago, in 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt deepened and expanded the New Deal by signing into law the Social Security Act.
Read moreToday in history: Fidel turns 89, poem by Che
August 13, 2015"If iron stands in our way, we ask for a sheet of Cuban tears to cover our guerrillas bones on the journey to American history . . . "
Read more“The End of American Labor Unions” examines roots of anti-unionism
August 12, 2015"The End Of American Labor Unions" is a good little book, packed with insight and analysis.
Read moreToday in history: Huge anti-death penalty march for Mumia Abu-Jamal
August 12, 2015On this date 20 years ago, thousands demonstrated in support of journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal.
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