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Today in labor history: 19th amendment, securing right to vote for women, ratified
August 18, 2014America's woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionist and temperance movements.
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Thousands of Israelis protest Gaza war in Tel-Aviv
July 29, 2014Some 7,000 Israelis protested the war in Gaza under the banner: "No more deaths - Israeli-Palestinian peace, now," the largest protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza thus far.
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Today in labor history: Title IX enacted
June 23, 2014Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex.
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Seattle makes history: Council OKs $15 minimum wage
June 3, 2014Fast food workers at the council meeting reportedly cried after the vote.
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St. Louis workers rally to support fired Jimmy John’s employee
June 3, 2014Rasheen Aldridge, an organizer with Show Me $15, has been fired because of his role as a protest organizer.
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Civil rights radical Yuri Kochiyama dies at age 93
June 2, 2014Yuri Kochiyama died June 1 in Berkeley, Calif., at age 93. The lifelong champion of civil rights catapulted to national attention under tragic circumstances.
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Seattle City Council panel OKs $15 an hour minimum wage
May 31, 2014An ordinance that gradually increases the minimum wage in Seattle to $15 an hour was approved Thursday by a City Council committee, setting up a full council vote next week.
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High point of the week: House votes to end medical pot crackdowns
May 30, 2014The somewhat surprising 219-189 vote came as the House debated a bill funding the Justice Department's budget. The measure now heads to the Democratic Senate.
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