1913 Paterson silk strike
Work stoppage involving silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Paterson silk strike" redirects here. For the 1902 strike, see 1902 Paterson silk strike.
The 1913 Paterson silk strike was a work stoppage involving silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey. The strike involved demands for establishment of an eight-hour day and improved working conditions. The strike began in February 1913, and ended five months later, on July 28. During the course of the strike, approximately 1,850 strikers were arrested, including Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) leaders Bill Haywood and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.[1]
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Goals | Eight-hour workday |
Methods | Strikes, protest, demonstrations |
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