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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Today in Labor History—September 29


September 29, 1931 - Three members of the United Mine Workers of America were shot to death by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan. The RCMP had fired into a miners’ parade. During the course of the strike, 400 miners and their families clashed with police. (From Workday Minnesota and the Daily Bleed)

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Today in Labor History—September 29


September 29, 1931 - Three members of the United Mine Workers of America were shot to death by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Saskatchewan. The RCMP had fired into a miners’ parade. During the course of the strike, 400 miners and their families clashed with police. (From Workday Minnesota and the Daily Bleed)