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TODAY'S LABOR HISTORY

Harold Phillips | Published on 6/29/2026

1885: What is to be a 7-day streetcar strike begins in Chicago after several workers are unfairly fired.

1934: An Executive Order signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the National Labor Relations Board.

1936: IWW strikes Weyerhauser and other Idaho lumber camps

1954: The Boilermaker and Blacksmith unions merge to become International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers


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