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July 10, 1916
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce held a mass meeting of more than 2,000 merchants to organize what was to become a frontal assault on union strength and the closed shop. The failure of wages to keep up with inflation after the 1906 earthquake had spurred multiple strikes in the city.

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Updated: Jul. 10 (16:04)

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What is Salting, the Organizing Tactic Spicing Up the Labor Movement?
Posted On: Dec 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2024 | ORGANIZING | The resurgence of the American labor movement is being led in no small part by a cohort of young, diverse, fired-up workers around the country. … Changing the world for the better has been the goal of many generations of workers; some pulled it off and some didn’t, but the most important thing for all of us is to keep trying. Salting is just one way out of many to go about it, but [Jay] Brisack [one of the most well-known salts in the modern labor movement], is a big fan: “Unions are at 6% density in the private sector, and yet there are millions of workers who would like to organize their workplace. Salts can help show their co-workers that a better life is possible and get things rolling in that direction.” Learn more here.
 
 
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