Today in Labor History October 10, 1912: The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) struck in Little Falls, New York. The strike lasted into January and involved primarily immigrant workers. It started at the Phoenix Knitting Mill, but spread to the Gilbert Knitting Mill, also in the Mohawk Valley. In November, the Little Falls Council voted to authorize a contingent of special police, which escalated tensions. Later that month, the AFL created United Textile Workers local #206 to compete with the Wobblies for members and press attention. But when the AFL announced it had reached a settlement between with mill owners, later that month, the workers refused it, siding with the Wobblies and demanding greater concessions.

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Ant Hamlyn’s Vibrant, Smushed Still Lifes Preserve the Impermanent

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Six months in 'climate hell': Relentless heat causes routine fainting episodes in textile factories, investigation shows https://phys.org/news/2025-10-months-climate-hell-relentless-routine.html

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From the Creator of Typeknitting, ‘Knit Hello’ Is a Font and a Knitting Pattern in One

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Twelve Trailblazing Women Artists Transform Interior Spaces in ‘Dream Rooms’

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The history of theses abandoned Welsh tweed mills spans 150 years, from Industrial Revolution boom to the fall of the Wales textile industry. Inside these places, it feels like stepping back in time! ⌛⏪🚶‍♀️

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