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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 10:12 PM
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Today in Labor History Jan 14 $400 in additional health care co-payments onto each worker

January 14

January 14, 1868 - Eighty-five delegates from 41 locals held the third convention of the National Bricklayers Union in New York City. Their main topic of discussion was the eight-hour workday.

Clinton-era OSHA issues confined spaces standard to prevent more than 50 deaths and 5,000 serious injuries annually for workers who enter confined spaces - 1993

Pennsylvania Superior Court rules bosses can fire workers for being gay - 1995

Some 14,000 General Electric employees strike for two days to protest the company's mid-contract decision to shift an average of $400 in additional health care co-payments onto each worker - 2003

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_01_14_2011

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