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June 03, 2026

Today in 1935
More than 1,000 Canadian men, working at “Royal Twenty Centers” established by the Canadian government to provide work for single, unemployed homeless males during the Great Depression, begin an “On to Ottawa Trek” to protest conditions at the camps. They were being paid 20 cents a day plus food and shelter to build roads, plant trees and construct public buildings.

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Deportations Prompt AFL-CIO ‘Rapid Response Plans
Updated On: Jan 28, 2025
Jan. 28, 2025 | WORKER IMMIGRATION | The largest U.S. union federation has been working to equip its affiliates around the country to help defend immigrant workers against workplace raids and mass deportation efforts… “Immigrant rights are worker rights, and this is a top priority for the labor movement,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in an interview. “We have a rapid response network on the ground to help workers who are scared and fearful of what’s going to come.” Bloomberg
 
 
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