Background report on Buffalo department stores employees strike, 1913.

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Background report on Buffalo department stores employees strike, 1913.

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Esther Packard, later a Wage Investigation field agent, interviewed strikers and wrote this report. The report deals mainly with wages, although in addition to higher wages, strikers were demanding Saturday night closing of stores, an eight-hour day, and better sanitary conditions.

0.1 cu. ft. (1 item)Copies: 1 microfilm reel; 35mm.

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