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EPISODE · May 6, 2026 · 1 MIN

May 6 - Taking an Ax to Poverty Wages

from Labor History in 2:00 · host The Rick Smith Show

On this day in Labor History the year was 1935. That was the day that began a strike of lumber workers across the Pacific Northwest.  Lumberman had enough of long hours, dangerous conditions, and low pay.  Plans for the strike began at a meeting of the Sawmill and Timber Workers Union in late March.  

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