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July 17, 2026

Today in 1944
Two ammunition ships explode at Port Chicago, Calif., killing 322, including 202 African-Americans assigned by the Navy to handle explosives. It was the worst home-front disaster of World War II. The resulting refusal of 258 African-Americans to return to the dangerous work underpinned the trial and conviction of 50 of the men in what is called the Port Chicago Mutiny.

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Labor Board Bans Anti-Union 'Captive Audience' Campaigns
Updated On: Nov 13, 2024
Nov. 13, 2024 | WORKERS RIGHTS | Federal  labor officials issued a ruling Wednesday prohibiting employers from holding mandatory anti-union meetings at work, a long-sought policy objective of unions that want to level the playing field with corporations in organizing campaigns. In its 3-1 decision, the Democratic majority of the National Labor Relations Board said such workplace gathering - often called 'captive audience' meetings due to their obligatory nature - tend to "coerce" employees and therefore violate the law. The board's lone Republican dissented. HuffPost
 
 
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