Tag: strike
Swiss Troops Use Machine Guns on Strikers
In the summer of 1919, Switzerland was caught in the same unrest shaking much of the postwar world. Rising prices, labor anger, and fear of…
Troopers Use Riot Clubs in McKees Rocks Strike
In the summer of 1909, the strike at the Pressed Steel Car Company in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, had become a scene of hunger, fear, and…
Midnight Train Carries Soldiers to Coal Strike
In the autumn of 1919, the nation’s coal fields were tense. Across the country, miners were demanding better wages, shorter hours, and safer working conditions….
Police Clubs Fell on Lawrence Textile Strikers
In the fall of 1912, the textile city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was still raw from one of the most famous labor uprisings in American history:…
Violence Erupts in Cabin Creek as Coal Company Stables Burned
An outbreak in West Virginia’s Cabin Creek coal field resulted in the destruction of the Ohley Coal Company stables by fire, with militia forces clashing…
Police Clash with 800 Strikers at Hood Rubber Co. in Watertown
Massachusetts police armed with night sticks attacked 800 strikers outside the Hood Rubber Co. plant, seriously injuring two women and one man. The conflict ended…
