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October 16, 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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Approval of Labor Unions Near Highest Level Since 1960s
Posted On: Aug 28, 2024
Aug. 28, 2024 | UNIONS | A strong majority of Americans continue to view labor unions in a positive light, according to a new Gallup survey released Wednesday. Seventy percent of respondents said they hold a favorable view of unions, up slightly from 67% in 2023. Only 23% said they disapprove of unions. This year’s approval rating marks the second-highest in nearly 60 years, topped only by 71% in 2022. Union favorability has risen and remained elevated after dropping around the time of the Great Recession in the late 2000s. Their growing popularity has come with an increase in union election petitions, with more employees trying to organize their workplaces. Huffington Post
 
 
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