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April 23, 2026

Today in 2011
Songwriter, musician and activist Hazel Dickens dies at age 75. Among her songs: "They'll Never Keep Us Down" and "Working Girl Blues." Cultural blogger John Pietaro wrote: "Dickens didn't just sing the anthems of Labor, she lived them. Her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause."

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Nabisco Strike Ends as Union Members Approve New Contract
Updated On: Sep 22, 2021
Sept. 22, 2021 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | A strike that started last month in Portland, Oregon, and spread to other Nabisco bakeries and distribution centers across the United States ended Saturday after unionized workers voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of a new collective bargaining agreement. Though some Portland employees opposed ratifying the four-year contract, calling for better terms, it ultimately garnered the necessary support from workers there and at facilities in Aurora, Colorado; Richmond, Virginia; Chicago, Illinois; and Norcross, Georgia… Truthout Related: This strike is so much bigger than one bakery… nwLaborPress.org
 
 
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