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  • 11Steel strike of 1919 — The Steel Strike of 1919 was an attempt by the weakened Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers (the AA) to organize the American steel industry in the wake of World War I. The strike began on September 22, 1919, and collapsed on… …

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  • 12U.S. Steel Recognition Strike of 1901 — The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike of 1901 was an attempt by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers (the AA) to reverse its declining fortunes and organize large numbers of new members. The strike failed.The AA had formed in… …

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  • 131934 West Coast waterfront strike — The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike (also known as the 1934 West Coast Longshoremen s Strike, as well as a number of variations on these names) lasted eighty three days, triggered by sailors and a four day general strike in San Francisco, and… …

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  • 14Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor strike of 1892 — There were two related incidents between miners and mine owners in Coeur d Alene, Idaho: the labor strike of 1892, and the labor confrontation of 1899. The strike of 1892 erupted in violence when labor union miners discovered they had been… …

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  • 151981 Irish hunger strike — | accessdate = 2007 05 26] The second hunger strike took place in 1981 and was a showdown between the prisoners and the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. One hunger striker, Bobby Sands, was elected as a Member of Parliament during the strike,… …

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  • 161942–44 musicians' strike — On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James Petrillo, started a strike against the major American recording companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning at midnight,… …

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  • 171942-44 musicians' strike — On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James Petrillo, started a strike against the major American recording companies because of disagreements over royalty payments. Beginning at midnight,… …

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  • 18Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers — The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (commonly known as the AA) was an American labor union formed in 1876 and which represented iron and steel workers. It partnered with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO, in November,… …

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  • 19Union violence — When Union violence has occurred, it has frequently been in the context of industrial unrest.[1] Union violence is generally a defensive measure carried out against guards or strikebreakers during attempts to undercut strikes.[1] Violence has… …

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  • 20Andrew Carnegie — Infobox Person name = Andrew Carnegie caption = birth date = birth date|1835|11|25 birth place = Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom death date = Death date and age|1919|8|11|1835|11|25 death place = Shadow Brook Lenox, Massachusetts, United States …

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