Tag: copper

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 650

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 13, 2020

This is the grave of Marcus Daly. Born in 1841 in County Cavan, Ireland, Daly was the youngest of 11 children in a poor farming family. He came to the U.S. in 1856. He settled in New York initially, struggling along like most of the rest of the Irish working class for his first five […]

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Rivers of Acid

By Erik Loomis

On September 15, 2015

I want to highlight one story I mentioned in my Dissent piece through a full blog post. Mining companies operate internationally largely as bad actors, seeking maximum exploitation at the lowest cost

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This Day in Labor History: December 24, 1913

By Erik Loomis

On December 24, 2014

On December 24, 1913, striking Italian copper workers in Calumet, Michigan were holding their Christmas party in the town’s crowded Italian Hall building. Someone shouted “fire.” Cou

This Day in Labor History: June 30, 1983

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 30, 2014

On June 30, 1983, workers at the Phelps-Dodge Corporation copper mines in Arizona went on strike. Led by the United Steelworkers of America, miners fought bravely against Phelps-Dodge’s decision to bust their union, but faced with overwhelming odds, they lost the strike, bringing in the heyday of corporations busting the unions and moving aggressively toward […]