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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-15-08 05:50 AM
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Today in labor history May 15

May 15


May 15, 1919 - Workers in Winnipeg, Canada, participated in a huge general strike. Read more about the strike at
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008649


The first labor bank opens in Washington, D.C., launched by officers of the Machinists. The Locomotive Engineers opened a bank in Cleveland later that year - 1920

Death of IWW song writer T-Bone Slim, New York City - 1942

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