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Saturday Feb 06, 2016
February 6, 2016 General Strike
Saturday Feb 06, 2016
Saturday Feb 06, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1919. That day began the week-long general strike in Seattle, Washington. As World War I drew to a close many workers in the city were frustrated by two years without pay increases due to the war. 35,000 workers in the shipyards walked off of the job.
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