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On this day in Labor History

October 22, 1934
Bank robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd is killed by FBI agents near East Liverpool, Ohio. He was a hero to the people of Oklahoma who saw him as a "Sagebrush Robin Hood," stealing from banks and sharing some of the proceeds with the poor - 1934
October 13, 1934
American Federation of Labor votes to boycott all German-made products as a protest against Nazi antagonism to organized labor within Germany - 1934
October 2, 1934
American Federation of Labor officially endorses campaign for a six hour day, five day workweek - 1934
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