Mining Industry Workers

Western Federation of Miners Founded After Coeur d'Alene Massacre

1893-05-15 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Hard rock miners establish the Western Federation of Miners (WFM) in Butte, Montana, as a direct response to the catastrophic defeat of the 1892 Coeur d’Alene strike in Idaho and the brutal military repression that followed. The WFM emerges from miners’ recognition that existing labor …

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