Around Haledon

Immigration and Labor

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Around Haledon by Angelica M. Santomauro, Evelyn M. Hershey, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Angelica M. Santomauro, Evelyn M. Hershey ISBN: 9781439620359
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 7, 2008
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Angelica M. Santomauro, Evelyn M. Hershey
ISBN: 9781439620359
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 7, 2008
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
By 1908, when Haledon became independent from Manchester Township, thousands of southern and eastern European immigrants settled in the borough and its surrounding area. Immigrants found work in textile mills, machine shops, and other industries located in proximity to the city of Paterson and the Passaic River and its mighty Great Falls. Land promoters spurred home building in Haledon, a streetcar suburb. In 1913, nearly 25,000 workers went on strike, demanding an eight-hour workday. During the six-month strike, Haledon became the workers� haven for free speech and assembly as they demanded safer workplaces, a living wage, and an end to child labor. Archival photographs, documents, and postcards from 1890 to 1930 share the story of workers and immigrants who fought for the workplace benefits widely enjoyed by Americans today.
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By 1908, when Haledon became independent from Manchester Township, thousands of southern and eastern European immigrants settled in the borough and its surrounding area. Immigrants found work in textile mills, machine shops, and other industries located in proximity to the city of Paterson and the Passaic River and its mighty Great Falls. Land promoters spurred home building in Haledon, a streetcar suburb. In 1913, nearly 25,000 workers went on strike, demanding an eight-hour workday. During the six-month strike, Haledon became the workers� haven for free speech and assembly as they demanded safer workplaces, a living wage, and an end to child labor. Archival photographs, documents, and postcards from 1890 to 1930 share the story of workers and immigrants who fought for the workplace benefits widely enjoyed by Americans today.

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