Labor trouble on the tramway, resolutions signed

Reprint of this story from the March 7, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community.

LABORERS ON A STRIKE

Pick and Shovel Men Quit Work on Tramway, and Public Meetings Result with Steps to Organize Labor Union Being Taken.

The first so-called labor “strike” in the history of Grand Encampment occurred last Saturday when a small party of pick and shovel men quit work on the construction of the aerial tramway.

The trouble arose because of a misunderstanding as to the scale of wages. Certain c...

 

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