Today in labor history Apr 23 nationally recognized as the country’s first woman coal miner

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April 23

April 23, 1820 - The Working Men’s Party was founded in New York.


April 23, 1956 - The Canadian Labour Congress was founded. The labor federation represents more than 3 million Canadian workers. For more information, go to http://canadianlabour.ca/index.php/home

Death of Ida Mae Stull, nationally recognized as the country’s first woman coal miner - 1980


April 23, 1993 - United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez died at age 66. For more on his life, go to http://www.ufw.org/_page.php?inc=history/07.html&menu=research

History found here: http://www.biglabor.com/history.php & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_04_23_2009

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