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Local Union No. 533, U.M.W. of A., from Pittsburg Kansas, writes to Governor Allen protesting the proposed Court of Industrial Relations bill which they state would provide penalties on workers for striking. The Union states that they strike to "obtain a wage sufficient to support us and our families" and would like the governor to make sure he studies this bill and anything like it before it is made public.
Creator: Local Union 533 United Mine Workers of America
Date: January 7, 1920
Item Number: 213494
Call Number: Governors Office Correspondence Governor Henry Allen Box 12 Folder Court of Industrial Relations P
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213494
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Coal
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1920s - 1920
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Labor leaders
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Crawford
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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