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October 01, 2026

Today in 1831
 Baltimore seamstresses went on strike. While not a epoch-changing event in American labor history, it is a good moment to get into the everyday drudgery and struggles of urban antebellum white women workers, issues that are a lot more important in the lives of the working-class than brief revolutionary moments that capture the romantic attention of modern radicals. That’s particularly true to understand white women’s labor, a group of workers often left out of our popular discussions of labor history. Learn more. 
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Organized Labor Puts Heat On 3 Demcrats to Support PRO Act
Updated On: May 05, 2021
Apr. 29, 2021 | POLITICAL/LEGISLATIVE | Senators who haven’t yet voiced support for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act might soon hear from more constituents on the matter. The AFL-CIO labor federation says it’s spending seven figures on television and radio ads aimed at bolstering Senate support for the PRO Act, which would make it easier for workers to join unions. The ads will run in Arizona, Virginia and West Virginia, states with moderate Democratic senators whose support, or lack of it, could determine the bill’s fate… Huffington Post
 
 
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