“Wage and Dispute at Monroe Bridge Causes Dismissal of Score in Department” article from the Greenfield Daily Recorder newspaper

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The American worker was in a difficult position during the years of the Great Depression (1929-1939). Until labor legislation was enacted during the New Deal (1933-1938),  labor laws granted few rights and even fewer protections to workers. The Deerfield Glassine Company manufactured a special translucent paper at Monroe Bridge, a hamlet in Northwestern Massachusetts. When 20 of its workers went on strike to protest a significant cut in their wages, the response of company officials was typical. The strikers were fired, and it seems likely that other workers were hired to take their place. State police were called in to enforce order.

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Item typePeriodicals
Newspaper
Article
PublisherGreenfield Daily Recorder
Date1930-07-18
PlaceGreenfield, Massachusetts; Monroe, Massachusetts
TopicIndustry, Occupation, Work
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
Civil Rights, Protest, Dissent
Politics, Government, Law, Civics
EraGreat Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
EventGreat Depression. 1929–1940
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 9.00 in Width: 2.00 in
Catalog #L06.004
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Greenfield Daily Recorder. “Wage and Dispute at Monroe Bridge Causes Dismissal of Score in Department.” July 18, 1930. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l06-004/. Accessed on November 5, 2024.

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