Having just posted about the 75th anniversary of the Flint Sit-Down Strike, I would be remiss if I didn't mention another landmark in U.S. labor history.
This month also marks the centennial of the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike. Led by the Industrial Workers of the World, the Lawrence strike is probably the first large-scale direct action involving women workers.
The strike began after mill owners lowered wages in response to the passage of a Massachusetts law shortening the work week. The goals of the protest centered not only on better pay and working conditions, but on quality of life as well: "We want bread, but we want roses too!" is the slogan by which the Lawrence strike is best remembered.
To learn more about the Bread and Roses Centennial, click here.
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