![]() ![]() They deputized all the non-union miners and issued them weapons. When the unionized miners went on strike, the company claimed it was disrupting the war effort. (That’s why I attended K-8 at Greenway school in Bisbee.) The mining company at the time was a predecessor of Phelps Dodge, and it was run by a guy named Jack Greenway. The miners who were making more money weren’t especially interested in sharing, and the copper company wasn’t overjoyed at the idea of unions, either. ![]() The dissident miners were all for organizing a union and going on strike. Turns out it in many ways it still is, but I digress. ![]() Immigrant miners wanted to be paid equal wages for equal work which was a big issue back then. There was a lot of labor unrest in mining communities all over the country, and the copper mines in Bisbee weren’t exempt. One hundred and two years ago, on July 12, the Bisbee Deportation took place. ![]()
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