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Domestic News
January 17, 1870
The New York Herald
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Female telegraph operators join the ongoing strike, defending their decision and citing years of lower pay despite company favoritism; they threaten to disclose secrets if persecuted.
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The Female Operators, who are disposed to take their chances with the other telegraph strikers, are well able to assert their own dignity, as appears by their card. They expect some especial persecution because the company--as it formerly gave them employment against the opposition of male operators--thought they would be less likely to "turn out." They argue, however, that if they ever had any special favor from the company they have paid for it by working a number of years for half the compensation given to men. They promise, therefore, that if the company singles them out for victims they will make some interesting disclosures. We have thought they might.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Telegraph Strike
Female Operators
Wage Inequality
Labor Dispute
Company Persecution
Domestic News Details
Outcome
female operators promise interesting disclosures if singled out by the company as victims.
Event Details
Female telegraph operators join the strike with other strikers, asserting their dignity via a card. They expect persecution from the company, which employed them despite opposition and assumed they would not strike. They argue that any past favor was compensated by years of work at half men's pay. They threaten disclosures if targeted.