The United Mine Workers Strike of 1919 was held throughout the United States in protest of Ton Mooneyâ??s imprisonment. They also wanted favorable working conditions in the mines.
John L. Lewis
The 1920 Alabama coal strike, or the Alabama Miners' Strike, was a statewide strike of the United Mine Workers of America against coal mine operators.
On June 1, 1943, the United Mine Workers (UMW) went out on strike. Led by John L. Lewis, the strike was a response to coal mines being seized by the US government during World War II. The UMW demanded higher wages and improved working conditions.
In 1996 most iron ore mine workers were union members of the United Steelworkers of America.
Mary Harris Jones was a prominent organizer in the women's labor movement. She supported the Great Strike of 1877. and organized for the United Mine Workers of America. She was given the nickname, Mother Jones, by the coal miners.
Many but mostly mine workers and factory workers
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John Mitchell - United Mine Workers - died on 1919-09-09.
Theodore Roosevelt supported labor in the united coal mine workers.
The 1920 Alabama coal strike, or the Alabama Miners' Strike, was a statewide strike of the United Mine Workers of America against coal mine operators.
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United Mine Workers was created on 1890-01-22.