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  2. Charles Cogen - Wikipedia

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    There had never been a teacher strike in New York City prior to 1960 (although Cogen threatened one in 1959 when he was leader of the Teachers' Guild) [5] During the four years that Cogen was president of the UFT, teachers struck twice and came within 24 hours of a third. Each such crisis involved confrontations with New York City's ...

  3. Albert Shanker - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, the Teacher's Guild merged with New York City's High School Teacher's Association to form the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in 1960. During the 1960s, Shanker received national attention and considerable criticism for his aggressive union leadership and skillful negotiation of salary increases for New York City teachers.

  4. List of US strikes by size - Wikipedia

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    Southern California supermarket strike of 2003–2004: 2003–2004 Southern California: 70,000 [59] 1951 rail strike: 1951 nationwide 73,000 2007 General Motors strike: 2007 Detroit, Michigan: 72,000 [60] 1960 Pennsylvania Railroad Co. strike: 1960 68,000-85,000 New England Textile Strike: 1922 Northeast +67,000 Little Steel strike: 1937 ...

  5. List of striking United States workers by year - Wikipedia

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    The data is considered likely un-comprehensive but still used the same definition of strikes as later periods. For this era, all strikes with more than six workers or less than one day were excluded. [3]: 2–3, 36 No concrete data was collected for the amount of strikes from 1906 to 1913 federally. [3]: 2-3, (8-9 in pdf)

  6. Category:1960s strikes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1960 Writers Guild of America strike; 1962–1963 New York City newspaper strike; 1964–1965 Scripto strike; 1966 New York City transit strike; 1968 New York City teachers' strike; 1969–1970 General Electric strike

  7. List of strikes - Wikipedia

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    Agitated workers face the factory owner in The Strike, painted by Robert Koehler in 1886. The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace, or striking in solidarity with those in another particular workplace) and general strikes (widespread refusal of workers to work in an organized ...

  8. Category:1960 labor disputes and strikes - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1960 labor disputes and strikes" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  9. List of incidents of civil unrest in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Pullman Strike - Began on May 11, 1894, after workers for the Pullman Company began strike after a reduction in wages. The strike spread nationwide and shut down most railroad traffic west of Detroit. The strike lasted several months and 30 strikers were killed in various riots and clashes with government forces. 30 57