The era of the Great Depression was marked by strikes, labor violence, and the growing power of unions. The national textile strike of 1934, which received extensive coverage in the Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette, was part of this trend. The strike centered on cotton textile mills in Southern New England and the South but, as this article shows, silk mills in Holyoke, Massachusetts, were also affected. The textile strike, although unsuccessful in unionizing the industry in the South, helped create pressure for federal legislation. In 1935, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act which gave rights to workers organizing unions.
Greenfield Daily Recorder-Gazette. “New England Strike Grows All Fall River Mills Idle; President Seeks Mediators.” September 5, 1934. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l08-036/. Accessed on October 17, 2024.
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