Head into Labor Day Weekend a little early with a virtual program presented by the American Labor Museum about some of the union actions that brought about many of the freedoms we enjoy today.
In the winter of 1913, more than 24,000 men, women, and children marched out of Paterson, New Jersey’s silk mills, calling for such workplace reforms as decent conditions, an eight-hour day, and an end to child labor. During the Tuesday, August 26, program, learn about the 1913 Patterson Silk Strike, including how Pietro and Maria Botto offered their home as a meeting place for strikers and how Upton Sinclair, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and other champions of labor spoke to workers of many nationalities.
This presentation will take place at 1:00pm and can be viewed from home as well as at the Main Library. Registration for the Zoom, only, is required. |
