Monday May 1, 1916
New York City - Locked Out Garment Workers to March up Fifth Avenue
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Friday February 18, 1916
New York, New York - Kept Press Mocks Mother Jones, Strike Remains Strong
The strike of garment workers in New York City remains strong despite the efforts of the Kept Press to discredit Mother Jones, play up the discontent of a few strikers, and advertise scab products. Efforts by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union to successfully conclude the strike continue unabated.
From Ohio's Wilmington Daily News of February 16, 1916:
WAIST MAKERS RECEIVING AID
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Mother Jones Appeals To Strike Breakers in New York
But Her Efforts Are Fruitless
-----New York, Feb. 16-Mother Jones made a whirlwind chase about the city to induce strikebreakers taking the places of the waistmakers and children's dressmakers who are on strike to walk out of the shops. She was accompanied by a committee of the Women's Trades Union league, but failed to induce any to them to join her cause. Charles L. Berman, secretary of the strike committee, said that 7,000 workers returned to their places, their employers having acceded to the unions demands.
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Thursday February 17, 1916
New York, New York - Mother Jones on Hand to Aid "Lawless" Women Strikers
Mother Jones is on the scene in New York City where authorities are outraged that thousands of needle trades workers stand accused of behaving in a disorderly manner and showing contempt for proper Law and Order.
"I am becoming tired of the lawlessness of these strikers, especially the women!" declared Magistrate Murphy.
The strike, led by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, has been on since about February 8th. Union officials make the counter-charge that strikers have been roughly handled while performing their strike duties out on the picket line.
Attempts to settle the strike are ongoing.
