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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