#Labor #History in 2 by The #RickSmithShow http://www.thericksmithshow.com

December 15

On this day in #laborhistory, the year was 2005. That was the day the labor movement lost #ClintonJenks, a man who was willing to go to jail to fight for the rights of working people. ...

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https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-um8wg-133b942

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#Labor #History in 2 by The #RickSmithShow http://www.thericksmithshow.com

December 13

On this day in Labor History the year was 1924. That was the day that long-time leader of the American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, died.... 

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https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7egjp-1338f5c

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#Labor #History in 2 by The #RickSmithShow http://www.thericksmithshow.com

December 10

On this day in Labor History the year was 1906. That was the day the workers at a General Electric plant in Schenectady, New York, organized a sit-down #strike... 

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https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-5i2nz-13357b3

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#workers
#solidarity
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#leftymedia
#thearmchairactivist
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