AGREEMENT ENDS NATION-WIDE COAL STRIKE
Cleveland, Ohio (JFK+50) On August 15, 1922, the nation-wide soft coal strike came to an end with an agreement here in Cleveland between operators and miners.
The settlement, concluded at 3:10 p.m., was approved unanimously.
The Evening Star reports that the agreement "will result in a general acceptance of their terms throughout the coal mining industry."
SOURCE
"Nation-wide Soft Coal Strike Ended," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 15, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
Harry Fain
Coal Loader In Appalachia
Photo by Russell Lee (1946)
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