Loray Mill strike | |||
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![]() Loray Mill c. 1908 | |||
Date | April 1, 1929 | – September 14, 1929||
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Goals | Forty-hour workweek, $20 weekly wage, union recognition, no stretch-out system | ||
Methods | Striking | ||
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Lead figures | |||
Fred Erwin Beal Sheriff Alderholt | |||
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The Loray Mill strike of 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina, was a notable strike action in the labor history of the United States. Though largely unsuccessful in attaining its goals of better working conditions and wages, the strike was considered successful in a lasting way; it caused an immense controversy which gave the labor movement momentum in the South.