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Labor History in 2:00 3-2-15 USW
http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/march-2-1425283610/
March 2
March 2, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1937.
The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, and US Steel signed their first, historic labor agreement.
Previous efforts to organize steel workers had failed due to the union-busting tactics of the steel mill owners.
2 min audio at link.
