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October 18, 2026

Today in 1859
John Brown and his followers, both Black and white, launched their epic and ill-fated raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to attack the horrific system of chattel slavery. While unsuccessful, Brown’s raid did more than almost anything else in the 1850s to highlight the differences between northern and southern labor systems and the moral bankruptcy of the latter.
~ Erik Loomis, labor historian

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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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