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  2. 1937 Lewiston–Auburn shoe strike - Wikipedia

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    The Lewiston–Auburn shoe strike of 1937 occurred in the cities of Lewiston, Maine and Auburn, Maine among textile workers, most of whom were of French-Canadian descent. The workers walked off the job on March 25, 1937 demanding higher pay, a shorter workweek, better working conditions and union representation.

  3. Legislature sustains Mills' veto of farmworker minimum wage bill

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    Jul. 25—The Maine Legislature has fallen short of overriding a bill Gov. Janet Mills vetoed last week that would have improved wages and working conditions for agricultural workers in Maine.

  4. Bill to improve farmworkers' pay, conditions in Maine awaits ...

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    Jul. 11—Legislation that aims to improve the wages and working conditions of farmworkers in Maine now awaits action by Gov. Janet Mills. Approved by the House and Senate last week, L.D. 398 ...

  5. History of labor law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Erdman Act 1898, precursor to the Railway Labor Act 1926; Railroad Transportation Act 1920, privatized the railroads and established the Railroad Labor Board; In re Debs, 158 U.S. 564 (1895) upheld a federal injunction for workers to return to work and held Eugene Debs in contempt of court for continuing to organize the Pullman Strike; Vegelahn v.

  6. Charles Scontras - Wikipedia

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    In the Name of Humanity: Maine’s Crusade Against Child Labor (2000) Organized Labor in Maine: War, Reaction, Depression, and the Rise of the CIO 1914-1943 (2002) Time-Line of Selected Highlights of Maine Labor History: 1636-2003 (2003) Labor in Maine: Building the Arsenal of Democracy and Resisting Reaction at Home, 1939-1952 (2006) Unity in ...

  7. Category:Labor disputes in Maine - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Labor disputes in Maine" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  8. Maine AFL–CIO - Wikipedia

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    The Maine AFL–CIO has had enormously stable leadership in the 20th century. From 1937 to 1979, the federation was led by president Benjamin Dorsky. [1]After Dorsky's death in 1979, Charles O'Leary, then director of the Bureau of Labor Education at the University of Maine at Orono, defeated Maine AFL–CIO vice-president Marvin Ewing, 75 percent to 25 percent, in the election for a new president.

  9. 1907 Skowhegan textile strike - Wikipedia

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    The 1907 Skowhegan textile strike was a labor dispute between approximately 225 mill workers and the owners of the Marston Worsted Mill in Skowhegan, Maine, United States. [1] Declared following the firing of 17 year-old French Canadian-American girl named Mamie Bilodeau, the strike was the first successful strike involving the recently formed ...

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