May 6 - Taking an Ax to Poverty Wages

Labor History in 2:00 · May 6, 2026 · 1m

On this day in Labor History the year was 1935. That was the day that began a strike of lumber workers across the Pacific Northwest. Lumberman had enough of long hours, dangerous conditions, and low pay. Plans for the strike began at a meeting of the Sawmill and Timber Workers Union in late March.