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Today in labor history: Jackson uses troops vs. workers

January 28, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The workers were protesting not just their low pay but also the intolerable working conditions on an important canal construction project.

Today in labor history: Jackie Robinson inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

January 24, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball

Today in Labor History: Court rules workers can be imprisoned without charge

January 18, 2013 By Special to People’s World

The court ruled that U.S. citizens could be imprisoned without probable cause and denied their right to habeas corpus during a time of "insurrection."

Today in labor history: Lucy Parsons leads march in Chicago

January 17, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Parsons was described by the Chicago Police Department as "more dangerous than a thousand rioters."

Today in labor history: Palmer Raids victims win basic right

January 16, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Today in labor history, Jan. 16, 1920, thousands of immigrants, arrested during the vicious Palmer Raids, won a basic constitutional right: legal representation.