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The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina, was a notable strike action in the labor history of the United States. Though largely unsuccessful in attaining its goals of better working conditions and wages, the strike was considered successful in a lasting way; it caused an immense controversy which gave the labor movement momentum in the South.

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  • The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina, was a notable strike action in the labor history of the United States. Though largely unsuccessful in attaining its goals of better working conditions and wages, the strike was considered successful in a lasting way; it caused an immense controversy which gave the labor movement momentum in the South. (en)
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  • Loray Mill (en)
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  • Deaths: 1 (en)
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  • 0001-04-01 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • Forty-hour workweek, $20 weekly wage, union recognition, no stretch-out system (en)
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  • Ellen Dawson (en)
  • Fred Erwin Beal (en)
  • Ella Mae Wiggins (en)
  • Gov. O. Max Gardner (en)
  • Mayor Rankin (en)
  • Sheriff Alderholt (en)
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  • dbr:North_Carolina_National_Guard
  • Vigilante groups (en)
  • Gastonia Police Department (en)
  • Gaston County Sheriff's Department (en)
  • National Textile Workers Union (en)
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  • Loray Mill strike (en)
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  • The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina, was a notable strike action in the labor history of the United States. Though largely unsuccessful in attaining its goals of better working conditions and wages, the strike was considered successful in a lasting way; it caused an immense controversy which gave the labor movement momentum in the South. (en)
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  • Loray Mill strike (en)
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