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Labor History in 2:00

Labor History in 2:00

By: The Rick Smith Show
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 A daily, pocket-sized history of America's working people, brought to you by The Rick Smith Show team.Copyright 2014 . All rights reserved. World
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  • July 10 - Disaster in the Mines

    July 10 - Disaster in the Mines
    Jul 10 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1902. A powerful gas and dust explosion occurred in the Rolling Mill Mine in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Johnstown was rich in coal resources. The coal industry in Cambria County gradually grew thanks to the rise of the industry in the region.
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  • July 9 - Jacqueline Vaughn Leads the CTU

    July 9 - Jacqueline Vaughn Leads the CTU
    Jul 9 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was1984. Jacqueline Vaughn became President of the Chicago Teachers’ Union. Jacqueline started out as a teacher and became a member of the collective bargaining team in 1968. She was elected Vice President of the CTU in 1972 and then became the first black woman to head up the third largest teacher’s union in the nation.

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  • July 8 - Mother Bloor

    July 8 - Mother Bloor
    Jul 8 2025

    On this day in Labor History the year was 1862. Ella Reeves “Mother” Bloor was born in Staten Island, New York.

    She was a labor activist who investigated child labor in glass factories and mines.

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