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July 25, 2026

Today in 1941
When their pay was shorted, 700 workers at Canada’s largest aluminum plant in Arvida, Quebec, walk off the job in an illegal (because the industry had been classified as essential to the war effort) strike. The next day, the strike spread to 4,500 workers, who occupied the plant. Work resumed several days later and negotiations began, with the union as intermediary, assisted by federal conciliators.

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Key Labor Union Backs Tariffs: ‘Something Needed to Be Done’
Updated On: Apr 10, 2025
Apr. 10, 2025 | US TRADE POLICIES | The Teamsters, a key labor union representing more than 1.3 million Americans, is backing up President Donald Trump's tariffs. The news of the tariffs was welcome news for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which views tariffs as a policy that will promote U.S. manufacturing and bring back union jobs, Kara Deniz, assistant director of communications for the union, told Newsweek in an interview Tuesday afternoon. Deniz told Newsweek the union is supporting the tariffs, which she said will bring back manufacturing jobs for American workers. Newsweek
 
 
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