USA: U.S Textile strike (1934)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Textile strike in the cotton industry causes hardship. ( shotlist created 2010) Full Description: NO SLATE INFORMATION Unknown location ,USA Pan of industrial buildings. river/ textile mills , interior of cotton mills with some machinery at standstill /loom working /man standing by row of bobbins / workers leaving factories/ street with traditional wooden houses/ terraced houses/ children playing in streets / wooden shacks/ Worker saying “I make seven dollars and 68 cents per week working in the mill and if system keeps up we will all be on the streets and no means to live “ Woman seated with children , saying “ I have three children to support, I make 4,84 per week. I would like to make enough money to educate my children , have a decent home , plenty to eat , without having to call on government relief “ Map of showing town where strike i
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