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One volume of testimony and decisions
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On August 21, 1914 the glove cutters held a mass meeting in which they voted to ask the Glove Manufacturers Association for an increase of 25 cents per dozen on men's and boys' gloves and 20 cents per dozen on ladies' gloves. The glove cutters were earning an average of $13.30 per week and had not had an increase in wages for 17 years. The glove cutters struck when the manufacturers turned down the request for an increase. Since glove making was the only industry in Fulton County the Board...
Dates:
1914
N.Y.S. Board of Mediation and Arbitration, Glove Cutters Strike in Gloversville & Johnstown
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Dates:
1914