Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA

Copper Miners Strike - Calumet, Michigan, USA. Industrial action by Copper Miners of the Western Federation of Miners. Workers were concerned of being displaced to a lower-paying job or of losing otheir job altogether with the advent of the one-man drills. Strikers here stand outside Dunn's Bar, a favourite among miners. Just next door to Dunn's was the No. 203 local WFM office. The sign on the left reads: Something just as good Miners ask for bread, Jim [MacNaughton, C&H General Manager] offers lead'. The sign in the middle reads: One man machine Our Agitator'. The sign on the right reads: We demand higher wages and better working conditions'. The men in front are holding copies of the Miner's Bulletin.~~

Bulletin Calumet Demand Dispute Drill Dunns Macnaughton Michigan Mines Placards Wages

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