Timeline Thursday 14 March 1912

Events on Thursday 14 March 1912 1

• 1912 Lawrence textile strike Bread and Roses strike over wage cuts Immigrant mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike after employers cut wages in response to a new law shortening the work week. The strike, later known as the Bread and Roses strike, draws national attention to labor conditions and ends in March with wage increases for textile workers across New England.