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Economy & Labor

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Unions -
The Detroit Mechanics Society was established in 1818. The printers of Detroit issued their own journal, the Rat Gazette, when they struck in 1839. A more formal union was established by the printers in 1849, which served as a model for other unions. 1864 marked the origin of 3 aggressive bodies: the Cigar Makers' Union, the Carpenters' Union, & the Operative Plasterers' Union.
 
- Quaife & Glazer, Michigan, p. 307

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