It started out as a dispute over seventy-five cents and ended up as a test of wills between hundreds of … More
Tag: 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
Sam Clemens, Union Man
He is best known for his American classics Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but Hartford resident Samuel … More
The Shoeleather History Project 