Historical Insights

Labor & Strikes

Historic movements like the March of the Mill Children and the Wisconsin Milk Strike reflect times when people fought for better wages or safer conditions.

1919 Steel Strike

Steel manufacturers collaborated with government officials and police to destroy the civil liberties of striking steel workers in 1919.

New York Elevator Strike

New York City faced a work stoppage in September 1945 when thousands of elevator operators and other service workers went on strike.

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