Record #:

16215

Author(s):

Davis, B.J.

Abstract:

By September 7, 1934, all Gaston County mills were closed due to strike. The strike began in Alabama when the United Textile Workers leaders called for strike in response to long hours and low wages. The strike prompted National Guards and police squads to restore order at places like Kannapolis where 1,200 Cannon mill workers were striking.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Spring 2010, p34-37, il

Subject(s):

Strikes and lockouts--Textile industry--Southern states