Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
June 26, 1879 - Mill Strike

Strike of the mill operatives at Fall River, Mass., for an increase of wages corresponding to the last reduction: such increase claimed to have been promised when business should revive. A long dispute had taken place as to whether or not business had revived: before striking, operatives offer to submit dispute to arbitration, which was refused by the manufacturers; new help continued to be brought in; police authorities called on to repel assaults of the mob against new operatives. Strike finally unsuccessful at the beginning of October: loss in wages about $100,000.

The Daily Democrat
Huntington, Indiana
August 10, 1894

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