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The United Mine Workers conducted a strike in Colorado, called in October 1903 by President Mitchell, and lasting into 1904. The strike, while overshadowed by a simultaneous strike conducted by the Western Federation of Miners among hard rock miners in the Cripple Creek District, contributed to the labor struggles in Colorado. These came to be ...
As the strike dragged on into its third week, coal supplies were running low and public sentiment was calling for ever stronger government action. The final agreement came on December 10. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The deal amounted to a 14% wage increase as well as an appointment of an investigatory commission to continue the exploration of the wage issue ...
The 1922 UMW Miner strike or The Big Coal Strike [1] was a nationwide general strike of miners in the US and Canada [a] after the United Mine Worker's (UMW) trade union contract expired on March 31, 1922. The strike decision was ordered March 22, to start effective April 1. Around 610,000 mine workers struck.
During that strike, Margaret Thatcher’s government used the state to violently crush the miners and their communities.” Mr Wrack said 11,313 miners were arrested, around 7,000 injured, 5,653 ...
The Bituminous coal strike of 1977–1978 was a 110-day national coal strike in the United States led by the United Mine Workers of America. It began December 6, 1977, and ended on March 19, 1978. It is generally considered a successful union strike, although the contract was not beneficial to union members.
The name of the union was briefly changed to Mine, Oil and Smelter Workers Industrial Union at the group's second convention in 1930, although not long after the organization reverted to its previous title. The organization conducted controversial and violent strikes during 1931, culminating in a call for a general strike on New Year's Day ...
The Bituminous coal strike of 1974 was a 28-day national coal strike in the United States led by the United Mine Workers of America. It is generally considered a successful strike by the union. It is generally considered a successful strike by the union.
The labor union representing the 45,000 U.S. dockworkers who went on strike in the fall is returning to the negotiating table with port employers amid threats of carrying out another strike at ...