Monday, March 27, 2023

A Time of Labor Unrest

Boston Police Strike (1919) the Police Force in Boston, MA went on a strike, and in fear of communism, President Coolidge (then governor at the time) fired them and called in the militia to be the police force.


The Steel Mill Strike 1919
The steel companies agreed to an 8 hour work day, but the steelworkers remained without a union

The Coal Miners' Strike

John L Lewis
Leader of the United Mine Workers

Helped Coal Miners get a 27% wage increase







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