Title
Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
Born: Majority of group was born and raised in Lawrence
Occupation: Mill Workers
Ethnic Background: Mostly Italian
Interviewer: Susan Benson/Clarisse Poirier
This tape focuses on mill work: accidents, health problems, boarding house conditions, insurance, union organization, wage difference in mill cities on the Merrimack River, differences between working in shoe shops and textile mills. Description of work in Grieco Bros. and Tyer Rubber Co.
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Date (created)
1979-06-04