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December 3, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.

November 30, 2012 By Joelle Fishman

On November 30, 1854, "Fighting Mary" Eliza McDowell, also known as the "Angel of the Stockyards," was born in Chicago.

November 29, 2012 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1999, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that medical interns could unionize and negotiate.

November 28, 2012 By Special to People’s World

During this time, 20,000 other newspaper workers represented by other unions refused to cross the photo engravers' picket lines.

November 27, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.