At Sword’s Point: A History of Trade Unions in the Machine Tool Industry in Franklin County
Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, United StatesPublic historian Tom Goldscheider discusses Franklin County precision steel tool manufacturing, where it was a world leader for generations. Workers organized with a democratic trade union that was targeted in a national political campaign aimed against it. This led to a peaceful confrontation in Greenfield and surrounding towns that surprised onlookers near and far. Meet […]