Today in Labor History April 17, 1912: Miners struck at the Lena gold fields in eastern Siberia to protest long hours, appalling working conditions, and starvation wages. Strike leaders were arrested and troops fired on a peaceful strikers’ march, killing over 200. Anger over the mass murder fueled a subsequent wave of strikes across the country.
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