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American Federation of Labor officially endorses campaign for a six hour day, five day workweek - 1934.
Joining with 400,000 coal miners already on strike, 500,000 CIO steel workers close down the nation’s foundries, steel and Iron mills, demanding pensions and better wages and working conditions - 1949.
Starbucks Workers Union baristas at an outlet in East Grand Rapids, Mich., organized by the IWW Wobblies, win their grievances after the National Labor Relations Board cites the company for labor law violations, including threats against union activists - 2007.