Group 1 Cigar Workers Strike
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The demands of the Tobacco Workers A substantial wage increase for all workers Automatic wage up-grading system Equal pay for equal work Sick benefits and hospitalization Overtime pay Paid vacations Retirement & Pension Plans Grievance Procedure Probationary period Change in several of present working conditions
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- Give background on the factory and the job market in Charleston at the time.
- Explain the location of other factories at the same time period. Emphasize the conditions at the other factories and unions.
- Message to the public as to the reasons why they were striking!Only 2 big employers in the area: American Tobacco and The Naval Yard.
- While this is not an image from the Charleston Strike, this is a similar strike. Many women were the ones on the picket lines. A woman named Lillie Doster played a major role here in Charleston. Here is a portion of her interview from the Southern Oral History Program. This interview took place on June 25, 2008. Here is a clip from that interview
- Singing on the picket lines 1940shttp://blogs.citypages.com/pscholtes/2006/06/something_about.php Talk about the song, why it was sung, how it changed