1922 New England Textile Strike

New England Textile Strike of 1922
New England Textile Strike of 1922
Part of Labor unions
	Militia escorting strikebreakers in Pawtucket, R.I
Date	January 23, 1922 – November 1922 ; (101 years ago)
Location	New England, United States
Caused by	20% wage cut ; Increase in weekly hours
Resulted in	Reversal of 20% wage cut for most.;
Parties
Textile workers; UTW, IWW, & ATW;	Textile mill owners; Rhode Island State Guard;
Lead figures
	Ben Legere (IWW) Fred Harwood (ATW) Thomas McMahon (UTW)
Number
68,000-85,000
Casualties and losses
At least 1 to 2 dead,; 17 to 50 wounded

The New England Textile Strike was a strike led by members of the United Textile Workers of America (UTW) principally in the U.S. states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Throughout the duration of the strike, an estimated 68,000-85,000 workers refused to work. Alongside the UTW, the IWW and ATW played major organizing roles within it, with the strike lasting for around 200 days at most mills.

The UTW & ATW led Rhode Island. The IWW, ATW, & UTW led Massachusetts. Lastly, the UTW completely led New Hampshire.

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