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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY: 2/1/2026

Harold Phillips | Published on 2/1/2026
February 1, 1864
Led by 23-year-old Kate Mullaney, the Collar Laundry Union forms in Troy, N.Y, raises earnings for female laundry workers from two dollars to 14 dollars a week.