Click here to check out this week's Labor History Today podcast. On this week's show: part 2 of our interview with labor historian Jeremy Brecher, including some revealing thoughts about history itself as he discusses the process of updating his classic book, “Strike.” Our labor history Object of the Week is a chilling image (right) from the photo archives of the AFL-CIO News
Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak miners are gunned down—19 dead, more than 50 wounded—by the Lattimer Mine's sheriff deputies in Hazelton, Pa. Most were shot in the back. The miners were marching peacefully and without weapons for collective bargaining and civil liberty - 1897
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Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak miners are gunned down—19 dead, more than 50 wounded—by the Lattimer Mine's sheriff deputies in Hazelton, Pa. Most were shot in the back. The miners were marching peacefully and without weapons for collective bargaining and civil liberty - 1897
Compiled/edited by Union Communication Services