| New England Textile Strike of 1922 | |||
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 Militia escorting strikebreakers in Pawtucket, R.I | |||
| Date | January 23, 1922 – November 1922[1] (102 years ago) | ||
| Location | New England, United States | ||
| Caused by | 20% wage cut Increase in weekly hours | ||
| Resulted in | Reversal of 20% wage cut for most. | ||
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The New England Textile Strike was a strike led by members of the United Textile Workers of America (UTW) principally in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.[4] Throughout the duration of the strike, an estimated 68,000–85,000 workers refused to work.[1][5] Alongside the UTW, the IWW and ATW played major organizing roles within it, with the strike lasting for around 200 days at most mills.[4]
The UTW & ATW led Rhode Island. The IWW, ATW, & UTW led Massachusetts. Lastly, the UTW completely led New Hampshire.[4]
- ^ a b c Thomas Jr., Edmund B. (January 1987). "The New England Textile Strike of 1922: Focus on Fitchburg" (PDF). Historical Journal of Massachusetts. 15 (1). Institute for Massachusetts Studies and Westfield State University.
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Labor Bookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c E. Tilden, Leonard (1923). "New England Textile Strike". Monthly Labor Review. 16 (5): 13–36. JSTOR 41828627 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "STRIKES SHUT DOWN NEW ENGLAND MILLS; From 40,000 to 50,000 Textile Operatives Quit Work in Wage Cut Protest. DAY PASSES WITHOUT RIOT Rhode Island Troops Still Held in Armories in Readiness for Possible Duty. AMOSKEAG PLANT CLOSED Largest Cotton Mill in the World, With 15,000 Employes, Unable to Run". The New York Times. 1922-02-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-02.