The Archive · 1934

Garment Workers Join

New York, Sept. 6.

'The titanic strike in the textile industry gained considerable sup~ port to-day when the New York Ladies" Garment 'Workers' Union voted in favour of joining the walla out, which is expected:0 swell the number of strikers immediately by 50,000 and eventual Ty by between 125,000 and 175,000.

About 20,000 workers in the. sic dying Industry are expected walk out on September 10.

Ten persons have been killed and 41 injured in clashes between strike Ing textile. workers and mill guards, while 64 of the strikers have been arrested.

It is independently estimated that 360,000 textile operatives are now strike, although labour unions place the number as high as 450,-

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