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         <title>1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[One of the deadliest workplace disasters in American history. 146 garment workers, mostly young immigrant women, died due to locked doors and poor safety conditions. This tragedy led to significant reforms in labor laws and workplace safety regulations, strengthening the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU).]]></description>
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         <title>1926: Passaic Textile Strike</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Over 16,000 wool mill workers, including many immigrants, went on strike to protest wage cuts and poor working conditions. The strike, which lasted nearly a year, was one of the first Communist-led strikes in U.S. history and highlighted the role of immigrant workers in the labor movement.]]></description>
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         <title>1968: Ocean Hill-Brownsville Teachers Strike</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A significant strike that highlighted issues of community control, race relations, and union rights in education. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) organized a citywide strike affecting over 1 million students, bringing attention to tensions between union protection and community autonomy.]]></description>
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         <title>1970: NYC U.S. Postal Strike</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The first major strike by federal government employees. Starting in NYC and spreading nationwide, postal workers demanded better wages and working conditions. The strike led to the Postal Reorganization Act and the creation of the United States Postal Service.]]></description>
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         <title>1985: Yale University Strike in NYC</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Local 34 and Local 35 union members, representing clerical, technical, and dining hall workers, conducted a successful strike that became a model for organizing white-collar workers and addressing gender pay equity issues.]]></description>
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         <title>2005: NYC Transit Strike</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Transport Workers Union Local 100 led a three-day strike that paralyzed the city's public transportation system. The strike highlighted issues of pension benefits and retirement age, affecting millions of commuters and bringing attention to public sector labor rights.]]></description>
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         <title>2012: Fast Food Forward Campaign</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The beginning of the 'Fight for $15' movement in NYC, where fast-food workers walked off their jobs demanding higher wages and union rights. This campaign sparked a national movement for minimum wage increases.]]></description>
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         <title>2022: Amazon Labor Union Victory</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Workers at the Staten Island Amazon warehouse (JFK8) made history by voting to form the first Amazon labor union in the U.S. Led by former worker Christian Smalls, this victory represented a major breakthrough in organizing the modern tech-driven workplace.]]></description>
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