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2. Collar Laundry Union - Wikipedia

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   On February 23, 1864, 300 members of the union went on strike. After six days, the laundry owners gave in to their demands and raised wages 25 percent. In September 1868, Mullany was chosen to be the assistant secretary and national organizer for women of the National Labor Union in New York City. She was the first woman ever appointed to an ...

3. Kate Mullany - Wikipedia

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   Kate Mullany (1845–1906) was an American early female labor leader who started the all-women Collar Laundry Union in Troy, New York in February 1864. It was one of the first women's unions that lasted longer than the resolution of a specific issue. [1] [2]

4. Women in labor unions - Wikipedia

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   The strike led more than 20,000 workers to walk out of 500 shops in New York City. [2] 10,000 women went back to work by November 27, 1909, after the smaller manufacturers agreed to the wages proposed by the unions. [2] Larger manufacturers did not comply, forcing the strike to lead into December, and eventually spread to Philadelphia. [2]

5. American History: 28 Worker Strikes That Were Incredibly ...

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   Labor actions have long been a part of U.S. history, continuing to this day with strikes by the UAW and Hollywood actors and writers. American History: 28 Worker Strikes That Were Incredibly Memorable

6. A History of Taxpayer Revolts

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   Linda Upham-Bornstein's "Mr. Taxpayer versus Mr. Tax Spender" delivers an evenhanded view of American tax resistance movements.

7. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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   This strike marked perhaps the only time in American history that a state militia was called out to protect miners from sheriff's deputies. 21 April – June 1894 (United States) Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894 -- A two-month nationwide strike by miners of hard coal in the United States.

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9. List of US strikes by size - Wikipedia

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   1904 New York City Rent Strike: 1904 New York City: 1,000s 2010 Georgia prison strike: 2010 Georgia: 1,000s 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike: 1945–46 Charleston, South Carolina: 1,000s Bayonne refinery strikes: 1915–16 Bayonne, New Jersey: 1,850 (~) Paterson silk strike: 1913 Paterson, New Jersey: 1,800 Loray Mill strike: 1929 ...