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January 29, 2020

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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal workers rioted on this date, prompting President Jackson to send in troops. This was the first time American troops were used to suppress a domestic labor dispute. Workers were rebelling because of terrible working conditions and low pay. The canal project had been designed by George Washington and was intended to facilitate transportation of goods from the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio River Valley. Construction teams were made up mostly of Irish, German, Dutch and black workers who toiled long hours for low wages in dangerous conditions. The use of federal troops set a dangerous precedent that gave business leaders the confidence that they could count on the federal government to quash labor unrest in the future.
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US Food Talks Continue as Contract Expiration Looms
Posted On: Apr 19, 2012


Mar. 9, 2012 | Committee members (L-R) Business Agent Dan Taylor, Joseph Schwabline, Sr., Business Agent Jim Deene, Lou Lough, and Ed Mulford met to discuss proposals and strategy before a March 7th bargaining session with USFoods. Bargaining began in early February. The contract expires March 15.
 
 
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