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This Day in Labor History: October 10, 1936

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 10, 2024

On October 10, 1936, movie projector unionists in New York lobbed tear gas into a theatre on Times Square in New York. Although unrelated to striking American Federation of Musicians members going after movies replacing their members withe recorded music, it was connected in the...

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This Day in Labor History: April 2, 1964

By Erik Loomis

On April 2, 2022

On April 2, 1964, the Department of Labor announced changes limiting the ability of non-American musicians to work in the U.S. after lobbying from the American Federation of Musicians. This.

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Musician Unions

By Erik Loomis

On March 10, 2022

I have to highlight this Jacobin piece written by Joey DeFrancesco, who turned his final historiographical paper for my labor history seminar in the fall into a great public facing.

piglet42 And by the way, the Ukrainians are hitting the Russian oil infrastructure. Maybe this will be the oil crisis that will finally have an effect in the way of getting us away from oil! There is no excuse...
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Ghostshifter Runningbird The same thinking which led to blaming genocide Joe for ending the occupation of Afghanistan.
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Unemployed_Northeastern ☑️☑️☑️ Recall a week ago when one of his spokesghouls refused to say they wouldn't reinstate the draft.
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Derelict Just wait until Trump cranks up the draft again. The guy who had fake bone spurs to avoid the draft bringing it back to other people's kids can fight and die for his vanity is just magnificent.
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rep "...eleven sets of eyes..."
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