Labor Unrest in Scranton

Labor Unrest in Scranton

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Publication Date: 9th May 2016

On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to be met by a deadly hail of bullets. With its vast coal fields, mills and rail lines, Scranton became a hotbed for labor activity. Many were discontented by working endless and dangerous hours for minimal pay. The disputes mostly ended in losses for labor, but after a strike that lasted more than one hundred days, John Mitchell helped win higher wages, a shorter workday and better working conditions for coal miners. The legendary 1902 Anthracite... Read More
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On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to be met by a deadly hail of bullets. With its vast coal fields, mills and rail lines, Scranton became a hotbed for labor activity. Many were discontented by working endless and dangerous hours for minimal pay. The disputes mostly ended in losses for labor, but after a strike that lasted more than one hundred days, John Mitchell helped win higher wages, a shorter workday and better working conditions for coal miners. The legendary 1902 Anthracite... Read More
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On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to be met by a deadly hail of bullets. With its vast coal fields, mills and rail lines, Scranton became a hotbed for labor activity. Many were discontented by working endless and dangerous hours for minimal pay. The disputes mostly ended in losses for labor, but after a strike that lasted more than one hundred days, John Mitchell helped win higher wages, a shorter workday and better working conditions for coal miners. The legendary 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission hearings began in Scranton, where famed lawyer Clarence Darrow championed workers' rights. Local authors Margo and Marnie Azzarelli present this dramatic history and its lasting legacy.
Details
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 9th May 2016
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustration Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467118774
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
Author Bio
Margo Azzarelli is a native of Scranton, Pa. She is an author/ researcher and is the writer of a local history column for the bi-monthly publication, Our Town, Lackawanna County. Her love for history stems from her first visit to Scranton's Historic Iron Furnaces as a child. Azzarelli is an active volunteer for the Lackawanna Historical Society and the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum. She and her family write and produce local history programs and enjoy presenting them to the community. This is Azzarelli's fifth local history book centered in and around the area in which she lives.
On an August morning in 1877, a dispute over wages exploded between miners and coal company owners. A furious mob rushed down Lackawanna Avenue only to be met by a deadly hail of bullets. With its vast coal fields, mills and rail lines, Scranton became a hotbed for labor activity. Many were discontented by working endless and dangerous hours for minimal pay. The disputes mostly ended in losses for labor, but after a strike that lasted more than one hundred days, John Mitchell helped win higher wages, a shorter workday and better working conditions for coal miners. The legendary 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Commission hearings began in Scranton, where famed lawyer Clarence Darrow championed workers' rights. Local authors Margo and Marnie Azzarelli present this dramatic history and its lasting legacy.
  • Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
  • Imprint: The History Press
  • Publication Date: 9th May 2016
  • State: Pennsylvania
  • Illustrations Note: Black and White
  • ISBN: 9781467118774
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
    POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
Margo Azzarelli is a native of Scranton, Pa. She is an author/ researcher and is the writer of a local history column for the bi-monthly publication, Our Town, Lackawanna County. Her love for history stems from her first visit to Scranton's Historic Iron Furnaces as a child. Azzarelli is an active volunteer for the Lackawanna Historical Society and the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum. She and her family write and produce local history programs and enjoy presenting them to the community. This is Azzarelli's fifth local history book centered in and around the area in which she lives.