The Paterson Strike Pageant: An IWW Novel of Bohemia and Insurgent Labor

by Eric Leif Davin

The Paterson Silk Strike of 1913 was a major struggle in the history of American labor. Over 25,000 Italian and Jewish workers shut down Paterson's 300 silk mills and dye houses for almost five months over the issue of workers' control of the rate of production. It was the biggest strike in Paterson's history. Workers overcame their differences in craft, nationality, and gender; and their democratic self-organization became a school in self-management...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0359898238
• ISBN13: 9780359898237
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"