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October 26, 2026

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After eight years and at least 1,000 worker deaths — mostly Irish immigrants — the 350-mile Erie Canal opens, linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. Father John Raho wrote to his bishop that “so many die that there is hardly any time to give Extreme Unction (last rites) to everybody. We run night and day to assist the sick.”

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Small Races, Big Stakes
Posted On: Oct 26, 2026
Oct. 26, 2026 | POLITICAL ACTION | When it comes to elections, most of the attention goes to the races at the top of the ballot. Congress. The White House. Maybe a few governors’ offices. But some of the officials with the most direct influence over our jobs, wages, and working conditions are found a lot closer to home. Local elected leaders make decisions every day about public contracts, municipal budgets, infrastructure projects, and essential services. For Teamsters and other union workers, those decisions can determine things like who operates school buses, how public works departments are funded, and ultimately, whether taxpayer dollars support good-paying union jobs. Here are six examples of why the races further down your ballot deserve a closer look. Just Cause Teamsters
 
 
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