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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

Omaha Steve

(99,503 posts) Mon May 9, 2016, 06:25 PM May 2016

5-9-16 Fighting Exploitation in 2:00

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/may-9-fighting-exploitation/

May 9, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1972. That was the day that employees at the Farah Manufacturing Company went out on strike. The company was one of the top producers of men and boy’s pants in the country, and the second largest employer in El Paso.

2:00 minute audio at link.

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