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'''Joseph James Ettor''' (1886-1948) served as one of the leaders of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]]. |
'''Joseph James Ettor''' (1886-1948) served as one of the leaders of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] (IWW). |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Joseph James Ettor participated in the [[Lawrence textile strike]] at a [[Massachusetts]] textile mill in January, 1912. During the walkout, which came to be known as the [[Bread and Roses|Bread and Roses Strike]], IWW striker [[Anna LoPizzo]] was shot and killed. [[Joseph Caruso]] was charged with the murder. Ettor and [[Arturo Giovannitti]], who were giving speechs several miles away from the crime scene, were arrested as accessories. The three were eventually acquitted. |
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Ettor was one of the leaders of the waiters' strike in [[New York City]] in 1913, and the barbers' strike in 1914 in that same city. Ettor became a member of the executive council of the IWW. In 1916, he was expelled from the IWW<Ref>Autobiography of Big Bill Haywood, William D. Haywood, 1929, pp. 292.</Ref> with Giovannitti<ref>[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAgiovannitti.htm] "Arturo Giovannitti" Spartacus Bio</ref> and [[Elizabeth Gurley Flynn]]<Ref>Autobiography of Big Bill Haywood, William D. Haywood, 1929, pp. 292.</Ref> after a dispute over the [[Mesabi range]] strike. |
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In later years, he ran a fruit orchard in [[San Clemente, California]], where he died in 1948. |
In later years, he ran a fruit orchard in [[San Clemente, California]], where he died in 1948. |
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Joseph James Ettor | |
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 Ettor (center) with Joseph Caruso and Arturo Giovannitti. | |
| Born | 1886 |
| Died | 1948 |
| Occupation | Labor leader |
Joseph James Ettor (1886-1948) served as one of the leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
Biography
Joseph James Ettor participated in the Lawrence textile strike at a Massachusetts textile mill in January, 1912. During the walkout, which came to be known as the Bread and Roses Strike, IWW striker Anna LoPizzo was shot and killed. Joseph Caruso was charged with the murder. Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti, who were giving speechs several miles away from the crime scene, were arrested as accessories. The three were eventually acquitted.
Ettor was one of the leaders of the waiters' strike in New York City in 1913, and the barbers' strike in 1914 in that same city. Ettor became a member of the executive council of the IWW. In 1916, he was expelled from the IWW[1] with Giovannitti[2] and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn[3] after a dispute over the Mesabi range strike.
In later years, he ran a fruit orchard in San Clemente, California, where he died in 1948.
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