Today in Labor History Mar 14 The “Bread and Roses” strike & The Movie "Salt of the Earth" opens

[Omaha Steve]

March 14

March 14, 1912 - Textile manufacturers surrendered and granted most of the demands made by workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The “Bread and Roses” strike was one of the most significant labor struggles of the 20th century. It showed what was possible when skilled and unskilled workers combined forces.

The Movie "Salt of the Earth" opens. The classic film centers on a long and difficult strike led by Mexican-American and Anglo zinc miners in New Mexico. Real miners perform in the film, in which the miners’ wives – as they did in real life – take to the picket lines after the strikers are enjoined - 1954

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_03_14_2010