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1898 Belgium Law granting 'civil personality' to professional unions, strengthening the labour movement.
1927 United States of America Cesar Chavez, Mexican-American labour leader, is born.[more]
1949 Canada The Canadian Seamen's Union launches a strike to defend union contracts. Shipping companies and Canadian authorities collaborate with the Seafarers' International Union to drive out the CSU.[more]
1966 France Five trade union organizations are recognized as "representative" at the national level: FO, CGT, CFDT, CFTC and CGC.
1992 France Closure the "working-class fortress", the Renault factory on Seguin Island, in Boulogne Billancourt.
2004 Canada Bill C-45 comes into force, amending the Criminal Code to impose penalties on corporations and managers for violations causing workplace injuries or death. It is named the Westray Bill after the 1992 mine disaster. [more]
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