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Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
July 5 The “Match Girls Strike”
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
Tuesday Jul 05, 2016
On this day in Labor History the year was 1888. That was the day that the spark was lit that touched off what came to be known as the “Match Girls Strike” in East London. The Match Girls were workers at the Bryant and May Match factory. Matches were in high demand. The workers struggled under horrible conditions.
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