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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-09-09 07:07 AM
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Today in labor history Jan 9 Union leads Missouri Highway sit-down of 1,700 families

January 09

Eighty thousand Chicago construction workers strike - 1922

Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union leads Missouri Highway sit-down of 1,700 families - 1939


January 9, 1941 - Singer and social activist Joan Baez was born in Staten Island, New York. Her rendition of the labor anthem "Joe Hill" was a highlight of the historic 1969 Woodstock music festival.


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