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Today in labor history: U.S. women organize trade union league
November 14, 2012Working-class and wealthier women gathered in Boston to found the Women's Trade Union League to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions.
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Today in history: Kristallnacht, the Nazis’ ‘Night of Broken Glass’
November 9, 2012On 9-10 November 1938, a series of coordinated attacks against Jews took place throughout Germany and parts of Austria, carried out by the SS elite military forces, the Hitler Youth, and neighborhood gangsters.
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Today in Labor History: General strike in New Orleans
November 8, 2012Today in 1892, the New Orleans general strike, which was comprised of both black and white workers, began.
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Today in Labor History: The Palmer Raids
November 7, 2012Today in 1919 the infamous Palmer Raids began.
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On this day in labor history: National Organization for Women founded
October 29, 2012On this date in 1863, at the height of the American Civil War, 18 countries met in Geneva to create the International Red Cross.
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