The 1922-23 Windber Coal Strike

<p>Yesterday I drove a few hours west through howling wind and driving rain to the little town of Windber, Pennsylvania; a couple miles from Johnstown. The <a href='https://palaborhistorysociety.org/'>Pennsylvania Labor History Society</a> and <a href='https://battleofhomestead.org/'>The Battle of Homestead Foundation</a> were holding their “Annual Commemoration of the History of Working People” and despite the rough weather the basement hall at the <a href='https://www.facebook.com/people/Slovak-Educational-Club/100039975565237/'>Slovak Educational Club</a> soon filled up with folks eager to hear a daylong program that included commemorating the United Mine Workers <a href='https://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-2CF'>1922-23 Windber strike</a> for union recognition, discussions on “Women in Coal and Steel” and “John Brophy and Labor Education”. As folks sipped their hot coffee and munched on donuts, “Coal Miners’ Balladeer” <a href='https://tombreiding.com/'>Tom Breiding</a> regaled them with labor songs.   - Chris Garlock On this week’s <a href='https://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/'>Labor History in Two</a>:  The year was 1937. That was the day workers sat down at the Hershey chocolate plant in Hershey, Pennsylvania.</p> <p>Questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at <a href='mailto:LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com'>LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Labor History Today is produced by <a href='https://unioncityradio.podbean.com/'>Union City Radio</a> and the <a href='https://lwp.georgetown.edu/'>Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor</a>.</p> <p>#LaborRadioPod #History #WorkingClass #ClassStruggle @GeorgetownKILWP #LaborHistory @UMDMLA @ILLaborHistory @AFLCIO @StrikeHistory #LaborHistory @wrkclasshistory  @HomesteadFdn</p>