Forty-Two Cents an Hour for Twelve to Fourteen Hours a Day: George Milkulvich
Forty-Two Cents an Hour for Twelve to Fourteen Hours a Day: George Milkulvich
Description:
In the dramatic 1919 steel strike, 350,000 workers walked off their jobs and crippled the industry. In testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Education and Labor committee, George Milkulvich, an immigrant from the Croatian region of Dalmatia (along the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea), explained he was striking for "better treatment."
Education Levels:
9, 10, 11, 12, Higher education
Subject:
United States History
Resource Type:
Primary source
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
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