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Tag: Direct action

Solidarity and 75 cents

It started out as a dispute over seventy-five cents and ended up as a test of wills between hundreds of … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, labor history, radical history, shoeleather history, solidarity, union strike

Factory Girls Strike for Their Health

The factory owner demanded sixty hours a week from the young women employed at the Government Envelope Works on South … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, labor history, radical history, shoeleather history, union strike, womens history

Standing Your Ground

On the cold morning of November 29, 1976, snow and ice rained down on a small group crowded in the … More

connecticut, Direct action, hartford, housing, radical history, shoeleather history, Tenant organizing

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