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Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial
December 18, 2012On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
Read moreToday in labor history: FDR lifts internment of Japanese Americans
December 17, 2012President Roosevelt lifted the "military-necessary exclusion" of Japanese Americans from the West Coast, marking the beginning of the end of a shameful chapter of U.S. history.
Read moreToday in labor history: Samuel Gompers dies at the age of 74
December 13, 2012Gompers died December 13, 1924. He served as president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1894 and from 1895 to his death.
Read moreThe passing of Russell Means was a loss for the world
December 11, 2012Indian rights activist Russell Means passed on after a magnificent life of struggle to better the lives of American Indians.
Read moreToday in labor history: Workers take power in Kiev
December 11, 2012On December 11, 1905, in support of the worker uprising and general strike in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kiev decided to stage a mass uprising against oppressive czarist rule.
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