Liam O'Mara IV, PhDJan 11
The #BreadAndRoses #strike, aka #LawrenceStrike, began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1912, when women & girls in New England cotton mills saw a pay cut. 20,000 joined the #IWW action and held out until March, winning on all demands. This is why the state attacked #unions; they work.
Peter RileySep 4, 2023

#iww 2year #LawrenceStrike

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=E6q2r1yssak

Peter RileySep 3, 2023

BREAD FOR ALL, AND ROSES, TOO’
A political slogan attributed to speeches by American activists, Helen Todd, and later, Rose Schneiderman, which inspired a poem by James Oppenhain published in 1911.
It was set to music by various composers, having been rediscovered after WWII.
This song version and melody written by Margarita Mimi Baez Fariña in 1974.

For more information, please visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Roses

#LawrenceStrike
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=2xKnqhGpc8M&listen=false

#BreadAndRoses #iww