Event · Employment
Jewish weavers’ strike against Aron Suraski
Seventy Jewish weavers struck for higher wages in 1882.
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... As early as 1882, seventy Jewish weavers went out on
strike against the factory owner, Aron Suraski,
demanding higher wages. Most of the strikers were
Chasidic Jews, as was their employer. This stoppage set
a precedent for other job actions over wage disputes. ...Connected nodes