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[Palestine, Texas, Telephone Workers Strike] Casefile 16-113, 1918

 File — Reel: 8
Identifier: 15

Scope and Contents

November 29-December 26, 1918. 28pp. Subjects: Samuel Gompers' request for DOJ investigation of local situation; strike involving local union of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; mediation and use of injunctions in labor disputes; contract negotiations concerning "closed shop" issues and wages; U.S. Post Office Department investigation of case and request for DOJ prosecution of strikers. Begins at 0417.

Dates

  • 1918

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2.22 cubic feet

Repository Details

Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository

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