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The strike at Homestead Mill was a dispute that ended up turning deadly and violent due to disagreements. -
Santiago Iglesias was a Puerto Rican politician. Santiago Served as the American Federation of Labor’s organizer for Puerto Rico and Cuba at the start of the twentieth century. He was the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1933 until his death in 1939. -
Frances Perkins was an American labor rights advocate who was the fourth United States Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945. -
Dolores Huerta was a Labor Rights activist. Born in 1930, she helped found the National Farm Workers association. -
Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I’ve been to the Mountaintop” is a motivational speech from Martin Luther King to try and get people to join his cause of equal rights. -
The great postal strike of 1970 was a mass protest and strike from post office workers. They were protesting for better wages and working conditions. -
“He showed us the way” by Cesar Chavez expresses Cesar’s appreciation for everything Martin Luther King Jr. did during his lifetime. -
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Cesar Chavez was a Labor Rights activist, Known for fasting multiple times to raise awareness. He also founded the United Farm Workers of America. -
On November 30th, 2022, Workers from amazon unionized and sprayed champagne and drank from it as a sign of protest for better workplace conditions.