Today in Labor History April 18, 1914: IWW workers in Taft, California, continued their strike against Standard Oil. It was the first strike ever against the company. The workers demanded an eight-hour day and a 50-cents raise.
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View of Widtsoe area from general store. The farmlands purchase lie on the floor of the valley. Utah
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