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Omaha Steve

(99,850 posts) Sat Jun 11, 2016, 06:39 PM Jun 2016

6-11-16 The Death of an Icon in 2:00

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/june-11-the-death-of-an-icon/

June 11, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1969. That was the day that labor leader John L. Lewis died. Born to a Welsh-American Coal mining family in Iowa, Lewis became the leading champion of industrial unionism in the 1930s.

2:00 minute audio at link.

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6-11-16 The Death of an Icon in 2:00 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2016 OP

Plucked from the United Association of Plumbers and Gasfitters to lead the UMWA! tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

tonyt53

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1. Plucked from the United Association of Plumbers and Gasfitters to lead the UMWA!