February 22 - Fighting for a Floor
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February 22 - Fighting for a Floor

2023-02-22

On this day in Labor History the year was 1860. That was the day that the shoemakers of Lynn, Massachusetts walked out on strike. 

The shoemakers were very concerned over how technology was changing their work. Shoemaking had long been considered a skilled craft.  

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