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THE LABOR RADIO PODCAST NETWORK
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On this day in Labor History

May 26, 1920
IWW Marine Transport Workers strike, Philadelphia – 1920
May 22, 1920
Civil Service Retirement Act of 1920 gives federal workers a pension - 1920
May 19, 1920
Shootout in Matewan, W. Va. between striking union miners (led by Police Chief Sid Hatfield) and coal company agents. Ten died, including seven agents - 1920
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