December 04 -- SOURCE: Union
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President Roosevelt announces the end of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), concluding the four-year run of one of the American government's most ambitious public works programs. It helped create jobs for roughly 8.5 million people during the Great Depression and left a legacy of highways and public buildings, among other public gains - 1943
(Kings in Disguise: A Graphic Novel is an award-winning tale, set in the height of the Great Depression, received rave reviews long before graphic novels became the phenomenon they are today. Hailed as one of the top 100 comics of all time by The Comics Journal, Kings in Disguise now reemerges as a classic.)
UAW President Walter Reuther elected president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations - 1951
Cesar Chavez jailed for 20 days for refusing to end United Farm Workers' grape boycott - 1970
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Today in Labor History
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