Today in 1999 A majority of the 5,000 textile workers at six Fieldcrest Cannon textile plants in Kannapolis, N.C., vote for union representation after an historic 25-year fight.
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General Membership Meetings Members in attendance at the May meetings voted to suspend membership meetings for June, July, and August.