Today in labor history July 29 Following a 5 year table grape boycott they sign their first contract

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Today in labor history July 29 Following a 5 year table grape boycott they sign their first contract

Edited on Tue Jul-29-08 05:46 AM by Omaha Steve

July 29

July 29, 1883 - A local of the Cigarmakers Union is organized in Stillwater, Minn.

A preliminary delegation from Mother Jones’ March of the Mill Children from Philadelphia to Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home in Oyster Bay, Long Island, publicizing the harsh conditions of child labor, arrives today. They are not allowed through the gates - 1903

Following a five-year table grape boycott, Delano-area growers file into the United Farm Workers union hall in Delano, Calif. to sign their first union contracts - 1970 Read more about the Farm Workers at www.ufw.org

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