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Information about labor in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

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1941-03-27, Richmond Times-Dispatch; man crushed by a train and killed at the Tredegar Iron Works
1942-02-21, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar dispenses with holidays for the duration of the war to focus on war production
1942-08-01, Richmond Times Disptach; football players at the University of Richmond are also workers at Tredegar – Tredegar has earned an “E” from the War Department for efficiency
1946-06-14, Richmond Times-Dispatch; 160 Tredegar workers go on strike for higher wages – forces a “complete shutdown” of the plant
1946-06-17, Richmond Times-Dispatch; AFL strike at Tredegar continues – Department of Labor conciliator hopes to negotiate
1946-06-18, Richmond Times-Dispatch; negotiators meeting to end the AFL Tredegar strike
1946-06-20, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Tredegar strike is resolved – workers get 12-cents-an-hour raise, rather than the 15 they asked for. Full work force to return on Monday

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