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Real Silk Hosiery Mills Strike

Real Silk Hosiery Mills Strike

The Real Silk Hosiery Mill strike of April-May 1934 is one of the city’s most famous and violent labor strikes.… Read More »Real Silk Hosiery Mills Strike

Dallas W. Sells Jr.

Dallas W. Sells Jr.

(Oct. 3, 1919-Mar. 20, 1993). Born in Anderson, Indiana, Dallas W. Sells Jr. came of age with the emerging industrial… Read More »Dallas W. Sells Jr.

Street Railway Strikes

Street Railway Strikes

During the 70-plus years that Indianapolis had operating , it experienced two major strikes by street railway employees. The first… Read More »Street Railway Strikes

Teamsters Union

Teamsters Union

Founded as the Team Drivers International Union in Detroit in January 1899 and chartered by the American Federation of Labor,… Read More »Teamsters Union

United Auto Workers, Region 3

United Auto Workers, Region 3

In 1935, the leadership of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) granted a charter to the United Auto Workers (UAW)… Read More »United Auto Workers, Region 3

United Mine Workers Of America

United Mine Workers Of America

The National Federation of Miners and Mine Laborers was founded in Indianapolis in 1885. In January 1890 and now known… Read More »United Mine Workers Of America

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