Union Burying GroundWoody Guthrie

Greg BatistaAshley Alvarenga Jacob Poplaski

Pullman Strike of 1894 It was because of reductions in wages. Approximately 3,000 employees went on strike The New York Times described as "a struggle between the greatest and most important labor organization and the entire railroad capital" At it's peak it involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states

Coal Strike of 1902 A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania The strike threatened to shut down the winter fuel supply to all major cities The miners received more pay for fewer hours as the result The first labor episode in which the federal government had to intervene

Seattle General Strike of 1919 Dissatisfied workers in several unions began the strike to gain higher wages after two years of World War I wage controls over 65,000 workers in the city of Seattle, Washington were involved

2nd Verse And the new dirt's falling on the right new coffin, The new dirt's falling on the right new coffin Way over in that Union Burying Ground. It means that every single day there is a death.

3rd Verse O, tell me who's that they're letting down, down, Tell me who's that they're letting down, down, Way over in that Union Burying Ground. The Union workers don't even know their co-workers are dying because they replace quickly.

5th and 6th Verse A union brother and a union sister, A union brother and a union sister, Way over in that Union Burying Ground. A union father and a union mother, A union father and a union mother, Way over in that Union Burying Ground. Entire families would be buried in the burying grounds of the companies.

Wisconsin Strike 85,000 people showed up at State Capital to protest the anti-union law protesters gathered outside a convention center where 13 of the 14 Senators who fled the state in order to stall action on the bill made their first public appearance in the capital since ending their self-imposed exile

Terkel’s Quote

“ The extraordinary dreams of ordinary people.”

The Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA7WGWn8cPE