The
Garment Workers' Strike of September 1910. The Strike began
in Pilsen at 18th and Halsted in shop No. 5 of Hart, Schaffner
& Marx, the country's largest clothing manufacturer. More
than 20,000 men and women joined in the strike as it spread to
other clothing firms throughout the city. Although the four-month
strike did not result in immediate improvements in working conditions,
it led to the creation of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America. [Courtesy Chicago Historical Society]
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