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Brewer's: Strike while the Iron is Hot

In French, “Il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud.” Either act while the impulse is still fervent, or do what you do at the right time. The metaphor is taken from a blacksmith…

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Director/Writer:Kevin SmithDimension Films; R; 99 minutesRelease:8/01Cast:Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck Kevin Smith's latest film, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back finds itself in the…

Knights of Labor

(Encyclopedia) Knights of Labor, American labor organization, started by Philadelphia tailors in 1869, led by Uriah S. Stephens. It became a body of national scope and importance in 1878 and grew…

American Federation of Teachers

(Encyclopedia) American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. It was formed (1916) out of the belief that the organizing of teachers should follow the model of a labor union,…

Mother Jones Speaks to Striking Coal Miners

by MaryHarris This, my friends, marks, in my estimation, the most remarkable move ever made in the State of West Virginia. It is a day that will mark history in the long ages to come.…

picketing

(Encyclopedia) picketing, act of patrolling a place of work affected by a strike in order to discourage its patronage, to make public the workers' grievances, and in some cases to prevent…

water wheel, device

(Encyclopedia) water wheel, device for utilizing the power of flowing or falling water. The Norse wheel is the oldest type known. Despite its name it probably originated in the Middle East, where the…