Polish, Lithuanian and Slovak miners are gunned down by the Latimer Mine?s sheriff deputies?19 dead, more than 50 wounded?during a peaceful march from Hazelton to Latimer. Some 3,000 were marching for collective bargaining and civil liberty. The shooters were tried for murder but the jury failed to convict - 1897
Employers give in to the demands of striking miners in McKees Rock, Pa., agree to improved working conditions, 15-percent hike in wages and elimination of a "pool system" that gave foremen control over each worker?s pay - 1909