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This Day in Labor History

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On August 16, 1845, potato blight was first reported in the United Kingdom. This plant disease had probably already spread to Ireland, causing massive upheaval, famine, migration, and the globalization of the Irish labor force. The Irish potato famine is famous, but what happens when...
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On July 9, 1971, paperworkers at Fraser Paper Company, in Madawaska, Maine went on strike. This dramatic strike, an early moment in the unionbusting that would soon destroy American unions, faced strong resistance from workers, including responding to police tear gassing them by throwing rocks...
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