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These fissures contributed to an extent to the failure of the Iron Workers' New York City strike, called in 1921 to resist the American Plan, the open shop movement that reversed much of the labor movement's gains, particularly in construction, of the previous decade. When the strike failed, the union sued the employers, also without success.
John H. "Jack" Lyons (June 29, 1891 [1] – October 26, 1961) was an American labor union leader.. Born in South Norwalk, Connecticut, Lyons became an iron worker in 1916, and joined an independent local union. [1]
Mohawk skywalkers is a nickname for Mohawk ironworkers and other construction workers who have helped construct buildings and bridges in American and Canadian cities including New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit, Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal.
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Salvatore "Sal the Iron Worker" Montagna (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre monˈtaɲɲa]; 1971 – November 24, 2011) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss and acting boss of the Bonanno crime family in New York City, as well as the Sicilian faction-leader of the Bronx section. He had later been associated with the Rizzuto crime family of Montreal.
For fourth-generation ironworker, Tom Hickey, One World Trade Center consumed his life. He is one of the 10,000 fearless construction workers tasked with building the record-breaking structure.
Jake West (May 29, 1928 – April 5, 2007) was an American labor union leader, who was convicted of embezzlement.. West joined the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers in 1948, while he was working in Charleston, West Virginia.
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