Murray, Shannon Elizabeth.
Calgary, Alberta : University of Calgary, [2008].
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• A thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts. Department of history, Calgary, Alberta, September, 2008.
• M.A. University of Calgary 2008.
• Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-131).
• Abstract — Acknowledgements — Table of contents — Chapter One. Introduction and review of literature — Chapter Two. Industrial development — Chapter Three. The relationship between capital and labor — Chapter Four. The strike — Chapter Five. Conclusion — Bibliography — List of tables — List of figures.
• On September 21, 1903, men in the operative millers’, nailers’ and packers’, and loaders’ unions left the Minneapolis flour mills where they worked. On the 22nd, they returned as strikers walking a picket line, to support the eight-hour workday for the loaders. The three unions united under the International Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Employees (IUFCME) in 1902, and this was the first test of their solidarity. Throughout the strike, divisions like age, birthplace, marital status, wage, and skill among the men were clear. The millwrights’ union, also IUFCME members, did not strike. The men who were married and had ties to the area were the most militant during the strike. The mill owners, members of the Citizens’ Alliance (CA), fought to undermine worker solidarity and establish the open shop. The strike failed, resulting in a strengthened CA and an open shop principle in Minneapolis.–Abstract.

Subjects:

• International Union of Flour and Cereal Mill Employees (IUFCME) — History.
• Strikes and lockouts — Minnesota — Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — History.
• Labor unions — Minnesota — Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — History.
• Collective labor agreements — Flour mill employees — Minnesota — Minneapolis Metropolitan Area — History.
• Minneapolis Metropolitan Area (Minn.) — History.
• History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628

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