Labor History in 2:00

October 7 - Happy Birthday, Joe Hill!


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On this day in Labor History the year was 1879. The man who came to be known as Joe Hill was born Joel Emmanuel Hagglund in Gavle, Sweden.  Hill traveled the United States organizing for the grassroots labor organization the Industrial Workers of the World. 

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Labor History in 2:00By The Rick Smith Show