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Today in labor history: Starving farmers demand food
January 3, 2013In the depths of the Great Depression, some 500 farmers marched into the town of England, Ark., to demand food for their starving families.
Read moreToday in Labor History: first black speaker of Mississippi legislature elected
January 2, 2013On this day, in 1872 John Roy Lynch, an African American former slave, was elected speaker of the Mississippi House.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Miners’ union formed
December 28, 2012It was the first attempt to found a national miner's union.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Picketing declared unconstitutional
December 21, 2012On this day in 1921 the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice William Howard Taft, declared that picketing was unconstitutional.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Greyhound strike ends
December 19, 2012On this day in 1983, a 47-day strike against Greyhound by its workers, members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, ended.
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