1913: Hijacked Strike:How The Western Federation Of Miners Forced A Strike on the Keweenaw and Sparked the Labor-Management War.

by Richard Buchko

Overview

The year 1913 is forever etched in the minds and hearts of people of the Copper Country, because it was the year of The Strike. It was unexpected, it was devastating to many of the miners and their families --- and it was completely unnecessary for events to unfold the way they did. Folklore and ideas passed down through generations of the Keweenaw give a false impression of what happened and why. With the help of an honest and responsible union the workers of the Copper Country could have bargained for better wages and conditions; instead they were lied to and forced down a dangerous road. The truth is that the Western Federation of Miners -- an organization whose leadership regularly misled their membership and regularly engaged in violence and terrorism to accomplish their goals -- forced a strike on workers who by-and-large wanted no part of it. The WFM initiated the violence which spread throughout the peninsula, and created a labor war when none was likely to exist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823196369
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/12/2023
Pages:	74
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

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Calumet History and Hobby (through Barnes & Noble Press)
P.O. Box 45
316 Mohawk Street
Copper City MI 49917
906-281-9861