1912 Lawrence textile strike
The Lawrence textile strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Prompted by a two-hour pay cut corresponding to a new law shortening the workweek, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers and involving nearly every mill in Lawrence.
primaryTopic
1912 Lawrence textile strike
The Lawrence textile strike was a strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). Prompted by a two-hour pay cut corresponding to a new law shortening the workweek, the strike spread rapidly through the town, growing to more than twenty thousand workers and involving nearly every mill in Lawrence.
has abstract
La grève du textile de Lawrenc ...... ne pouvaient pas s'organiser.
@fr
The Lawrence textile strike wa ...... n organizer Rose Schneiderman.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
Wikipage revision ID
744,823,885
Caption
Massachusetts militiamen with fixed bayonets surround a group of strikers
casualties
Injuries: Many
casualties label
coord parameters
type:landmark_region:US-MA
date
January–March 1912
leadfigures
Angelo G. Rocco
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn;
side
strength
Massachusetts police
subject
hypernym
comment
La grève du textile de Lawrenc ...... al Workers of the World (IWW).
@fr
The Lawrence textile strike wa ...... nearly every mill in Lawrence.
@en
label
1912 Lawrence textile strike
@en
Grève du textile à Lawrence
@fr
