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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.
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.
Because the Illinois and Ohio miners are better organized than are the miners elsewhere, those states are hardest hit by the strike. Many thousands of non-union miners are still at work, particularly in the fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Utah. The anthracite miners are not affected by the strike-The Lake County Times, November 4, 1919
John L. Lewis, United Mine Workers President plaque located in Lucas, Iowa. After serving as statistician and then as vice-president for the UMWA, Lewis became that union's acting president in 1919. On November 1, 1919, he called the first major coal union strike, and 400,000 miners walked off their jobs.
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"Coal's Chilling Strike." Time. November 18, 1974. Dewar, Helen. "Unit Recesses Without Vote on UMW Pact." Washington Post. February 8, 1978. "A Falling Out Among the UMW's Reformers." Business Week. June 30, 1975. Gestreicher, Richard. "Book Reviews: The Miners' Fight for Democracy: Arnold Miller and the Reform of the United Mine Workers, By ...
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) has cleared members to return to work at Alabama’s Warrior Met coal mine after a nearly two-year strike. UMWA President Cecil Roberts announced Thursday ...
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