Labor History in 2:00

By: The Rick Smith Show
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  • A daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.
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  • November 25 - Strike for Better Schools

    November 25 - Strike for Better Schools
    Nov 25 2024

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1946. That was the day that teachers in St. Paul, Minnesota went on strike. It was the first ever organized walkout of teachers in the United States. The strike was organized by the St. Paul Federation of Teachers Local 28.

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    2 mins
  • November 24 - Cigar Makers Organize

    November 24 - Cigar Makers Organize
    Nov 24 2024

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1875. That was the day that Samuel Gompers founded the Cigar Makers’ International Union Local 144 in New York City. The very first Cigar Marker’s Union local had been established in Baltimore in 1851 by craftsmen who opposed importation of lower-paid laborers from Germany.

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    2 mins
  • November 23 - Strike Like an Egyptian

    November 23 - Strike Like an Egyptian
    Nov 23 2024

    On this day in labor history, we are going way, way, way back. The year was 1170 B.C. So the exact date is a bit of an estimate. Egyptian workers initiated what just might be the first recorded strike in world history. The workers were toiling on public works projects, including building tombs of the pharaohs, in the Valley of the Kings.

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    2 mins

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