From the Greensboro (NC) Daily News, 8/20/1915, p. 7, c. 2

Richmond Machinists to Strike.

Richmond, Va., Aug. 19. – Machinists employed by the Tredegar Iron works, this city, today voted to strike rather then to accept a new wage system which the company proposes to put into effect September 6. The change puts the men on a “speed and bonus” scale, abolishing straight time. The Tredegar works has large ammunition contracts with the United States government. The number of men so far involved is 175.

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