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How the press reported on an 1891 Labor Strike in Grand Rapids

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

I was recently reading Sidney Harring’s, Policing A Class Society: The Experience of American Cities 1865 – 1915,  and came across a brief description of a labor strike in Grand Rapids in May of 1891.  I decided to look up … Continue reading →

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From militant strikes to anti-communist purges: the Grand Rapids labor movement after WWII

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

In previous articles we have looked at the fight for an 8 hour work day in Grand Rapids, the 1911 Furniture Workers Strike and the impact that the 1936-37 Flint Wildcat Strike had on Grand Rapids organizing efforts. Each of … Continue reading →

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