Mine Strike Settles
July 14, 1906
Summary
The mine strike ends with an increase in wages and a new check-off system.
Transcription
Mine Strike Settles
Men In Central Pennsylvania to receive 5.55 Per Cent. Increase.
Philadelphia, July 11. --Virtual settlement of the strike of mine workers in the central Pennsylvania bituminous field, which began last April, was made in this city at a conference between representatives of the United Mine Workers of America and the operators in that field. The principal terms of the settlement are:
A 5.55 percent increase in wages for all mine workers over the scale which existed before the strike; application of the check-off system to miners, but not to laborers.
The check-off was really the only obstacle in the final discussion of the terms of the settlement. Thirty thousand men were affected by the strike.
Men In Central Pennsylvania to receive 5.55 Per Cent. Increase.
Philadelphia, July 11. --Virtual settlement of the strike of mine workers in the central Pennsylvania bituminous field, which began last April, was made in this city at a conference between representatives of the United Mine Workers of America and the operators in that field. The principal terms of the settlement are:
A 5.55 percent increase in wages for all mine workers over the scale which existed before the strike; application of the check-off system to miners, but not to laborers.
The check-off was really the only obstacle in the final discussion of the terms of the settlement. Thirty thousand men were affected by the strike.
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Emma Roberts
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“Mine Strike Settles,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed May 12, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/449.