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Article about textile industry strikes in the Philadelphia region

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This newspaper article announces the end of a hosiery strike in 1936.

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An accompanying news article from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin:
Thirty-eight men workers at the King Kard Overall Company at 807 Filbert St are on a sitdown strike in protest against employment of a girl for what they consider a man's job, a…

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A union label with the insignia of the American Federation of Labor on it.

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This newspaper article details a new agreement between the hatter union and the Stetson company for an increased pension for workers over 65.
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