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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 06:20 PM
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Labor history Sept 29, 3 members of the United Mine Workers of America were shot to death by the RMP

September 29

September 29, 1931 - Three members of the United Mine Workers of America were shot to death by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police near Estevan, Saskatchewan. They had been taking part in a strike for better housing.

A report by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that the average weekly take home pay of a factory worker with three dependents is now $94.87 - 1962

Labor history found here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_9_29_2011 & here: http://www.unionist.com/big-labor/today-in-labor-history
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bertman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-02-11 06:27 PM
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1. Thanks for posting, Steve. I'll try to read this while I'm passing time at Freedom Plaza. REC. nt
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