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Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00

Auteur(s): The Rick Smith Show
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A daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.Copyright 2014 . All rights reserved. Monde
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  • June 30 - Taking to the Streets
    Jun 30 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1998. If you were trying to drive to work on that Tuesday morning in mid-town Manhattan you were probably late. Forty thousand construction workers took to the streets in a massive protest. They shut down more than 200 building projects.

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    2 min
  • June 29 - Organizing Successes Bring Deportation
    Jun 29 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1936. Jesus Pallares, a Chicano miner and union organizer was deported from the United States. He was charged with having communist sympathies, and declared an “undesirable alien.”

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    2 min
  • June 28 - Labor Day Becomes a Federal Holiday
    Jun 28 2025

    President Grover Cleveland had a growing problem. The nation was in the midst of a deep depression.

    Unrest amongst working people was mounting. The workers at the Chicago Pullman Palace Car factory had declared a boycott against the company.

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    2 min

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