Today in 1910 A few weeks after workers ask for a 25-cent hourly wage, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit (streetcar) Co. fires 173 union members “for the good of the service” and brings in replacements from New York City. Striker-scab battles and a general strike ensued.
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General Membership Meetings Baltimore - Mar. 1 @ 10 am Salisbury - Mar. 15 @ 10 am
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