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The 1913 Paterson Silk Strike

A Presentation from the American Labor Museum

Kick off Labor Day with the history of union actions that brought about freedoms we enjoy today

In the winter of 1913, more than 24,000 men, women and children marched out of Paterson, New Jersey’s silk mills calling for decent working conditions, an end to child labor, and an eight-hour day. Pietro & Maria Botto offered their home as a meeting place for strikers. Upton Sinclair, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and other champions of labor spoke to workers of many nationalities.

Evelyn M. Hershey, Education Director at the American Labor Museum, will tell us about this historic labor action which lead to reforms in the workplace broadly enjoyed by Americans today.

No registration required to watch at the Main Library.

This is a Zoom presentation which can also be viewed at the Main Library. Registration required to watch on Zoom. 

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