Today in labor history May-02 Adolph Hitler issues an edict abolishing all labor unions 1933

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Today in labor history May-02 Adolph Hitler issues an edict abolishing all labor unions 1933

May 02

Birth of Richard Trevellick, a ship carpenter, founder of American National Labor Union and later head of the National Labor Congress, America’s first national labor organization - 1830

First Workers’ Compensation law in U.S. enacted, in Wisconsin - 1911

In Germany, Adolph Hitler issues an edict abolishing all labor unions, part of his effort to ban any political opposition - 1933

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