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December 7, 1896
Steam boiler operators from 11 cities across the country meet in Chicago to form the National Union of Steam Engineers of America, the forerunner to the International Union of Operating Engineers. Each of the men represented a local union of 40 members or fewer - 1896
December 7, 1931
More than 1,600 protesters staged a national hunger march on Washington, D.C. to present demands for unemployment insurance - 1931
December 7, 1982
United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union merges into Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union - 1982