<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1965. That was the day that 8,000 social workers went on strike in New York City.  For twenty-eight days that bitter cold January these workers marched on the picket lines. They were members of AFSCME District Council 37 union and the Social Service Employees Union. </p>

On this day in Labor History the year was 1965. That was the day that 8,000 social workers went on strike in New York City. For twenty-eight days that bitter cold January these workers marched on the picket lines. They were members of AFSCME District Council 37 union and the Social Service Employees Union.

<p>On this day in Labor History the year was 1965.&nbsp;That was the day that 8,000 social workers went on strike in New York City.&nbsp;&nbsp;For twenty-eight days that bitter cold January these workers marched on the picket lines.&nbsp;They were members of AFSCME District Council 37 union and the Social Service Employees Union.&nbsp;</p>

January 4 - Rehabilitation, Not Humiliation

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