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Today in labor history: Author Zora Neale Hurston is born
January 7, 2014On this day in 1891, Zora Neale Hurston, novelist and folklorist, was born. She is seen as one of the most important black writers in American history.
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Today in labor history: Poet Carl Sandburg is born
January 6, 2014On January 6, 1878: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.
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Today in labor history: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman
January 3, 2014On Jan. 3, 1987, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admitted its first woman performer, Detroit legend Aretha Franklin.
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Today in labor history: Petition sent to Congress to end Fugitive Slave Act
January 2, 2014On January 2, 1800 the Philadelphia black community petitioned Congress to rescind the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
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More than 400,000 New Jerseyans get a raise January 1
January 2, 2014New Jersey is one of the 13 states that saw a bump in the minimum wage starting Jan. 1.The minimum wage became $8.25, up one dollar from $7.25.
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Emergency action urged on unemployment benefits
January 2, 2014Call Congress at 1-877-318-0483 with the message "extend unemployment insurance now."
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Today in labor history: The human cost of mining
December 19, 2013On December 19, 1907, 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion. This same day in 1984, 27 workers at Wilberg Mine died in Orangeville, Utah.
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Today in labor history: Operation PUSH founded
December 18, 2013Eventually the organization was able to expand into areas of social and political development for blacks in Chicago and across the nation.
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