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Today in labor history: No more Hiroshimas or Nagasakis
August 6, 2013The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the only two cases of using a nuclear weapon against civilians.
Read moreToday in labor history: first general strike in Canada held
August 2, 2013The first general strike in Canadian history was held in Vancouver on this day in 1918, organized as a 1-day political protest against the killing of draft evader and labor activist Albert "Ginger" Goodwin.
Read moreHenri Alleg, 1921 to 2013: Exposed French torture in Algeria
August 1, 2013Few U.S. readers know who he was and what he contributed, but his story should be told, because he was a true hero of the struggle against state violence.
Read moreToday in labor history: Daniel Defoe pilloried for defending dissent
July 31, 2013Legend has it that Defoe's poem struck such a chord with the public that they threw flowers and drank to his health.
Read moreToday in labor history: United Farm Workers sign contract with Calif. grape industry
July 29, 2013The contract covered 10,000 workers and provided seniority, hiring, and a medical plan.
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