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West Virginia Coal Wars
The West Virginia Coal wars had it's first strike on april 18th, 1912. This strike lasted until July. The miners went on strike because they wanted better pay, better working conditions, and the right to trade when they pleased. This strike got so intense that the coal companies had to hire armed guards to stand outside of the mines because the miners were getting so violent. The resolution of this strike was a huge battle, and a terrible defeat for the miners. -
Cantaloupe strike of 1928
Cantaloupe pickers in emperial valley, california decided to walk off of the job, and go on strike. This strike only lasted 3 days, and some were imprisoned for gathering in public places during their strike. But in the end the pickers won, and they got better treatment, and pay. -
Wisconsin Milk Strike
During the depression, smaller farmers started recieving less and less of their cut for producing milk. This put them in a rough spot, so they decided to go on strike for it. This turned violent, as tear gas was used, and blockades were destroyed to alloy convoys carrying milk into the daries. In all, they lost over 10 million dollars during these strikes, but the economy improved and farmers were happy again. -
Delano Grape Strike
These farmers went on strike to fight against the exploitation of farm workers. This strike lasted for 5 years, and consumers were a big help. Because many of them boycotted the grapes. In 1970, this ended up being a victory for the farmers, and they got better treatment, and pay. -
Salad Bowl Strikes
This series of strikes was the largest farmworker strike in history, these strikes lasted for 5 years. In these strikes, the farmworkers were fighting for protection from the National industrial recovery act, because previously they had been exempt from it. In turn, they got their own act. This was called the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act.