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September 19, 1934
The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Employees at New York's Lewittes Upholstery Company, one of the city's largest, strike under joint leadership of the Furniture Workers Industrial Union and AFL Local 76 against open shop conditions and wage reductions, marking a key step toward industry-wide worker unity.
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AFL Upholsterers Join With Industrial Union In Lewittes Co. Strike
NEW YORK.-Employees of the Lewittes Upholstery Company, one of the largest firms of its kind in the city, have gone on strike under the united front leadership of the Furniture Workers Industrial Union and Local 76 of the American Federation of Labor upholsterers union.
The unity of the workers of these two groups in the Lewittes strike is considered the most important step made thus far in effecting unity of all workers in the industry against open shop conditions and wage reductions.
NEW YORK.-Employees of the Lewittes Upholstery Company, one of the largest firms of its kind in the city, have gone on strike under the united front leadership of the Furniture Workers Industrial Union and Local 76 of the American Federation of Labor upholsterers union.
The unity of the workers of these two groups in the Lewittes strike is considered the most important step made thus far in effecting unity of all workers in the industry against open shop conditions and wage reductions.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Labor Strike
Union Unity
Upholstery Workers
New York
Afl
Industrial Union
Where did it happen?
New York
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New York
Story Details
Employees of Lewittes Upholstery Company strike under united leadership of Furniture Workers Industrial Union and AFL Local 76 against open shop conditions and wage reductions, seen as important for industry unity.