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The 1916 Minnesota miners' strike against U.S. Steel - Robert M. Eleff

An article by Robert M. Eleff detailing a 1916 strike which involved the IWW, in the Iron Range of Minnesota.

Submitted by Juan Conatz on July 21, 2014

Originally appeared in Minnesota History (Summer 1988)

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v51i02p063-074.pdf (2.39 MB)
  • Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
  • United States
  • 1910s
  • strikes
  • mining
  • Minnesota
  • Robert M. Eleff
  • PDF

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