Talk:Western Federation of Miners
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[edit] James McParlan or James McParland
There appear to be authoritative sources for both spellings. Google gives a similar number of links for each spelling (2,930 for McParlan, and 2,220 for McParland)
This individual appears in a number of places -- Western Federation of Miners and Molly Maguires for example. But with different spellings.
This appears to be a dilemma for which someone needs to make a decision-- so a page for the individual can be created. Richard Myers 10:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
- James McParland now exists. Richard Myers 09:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Strikes of the Western Federation of Miners
I have discovered that Western Federation of Miners does not link to Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894. This is rather strange, but of course, easy to fix.
However, there were two strikes of the WFM that were very significant, one in 1894 and another from 1903-1905. This latter strike is discussed on the WFM page under a lengthy section titled "Organizing the industry."
I am hereby pitching the idea that the 1903 strike should have a page of its own (because the history of that particular strike is incredibly detailed and rich, and deserves to be told,) and that the three articles ought to be edited together for smooth transitions and clarity. Feedback on this suggestion invited. Richard Myers 19:35, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- Well, no feedback on this in a month. I've started a new article, Colorado Labor Wars. This will be about the 1903-1905 strike. Richard Myers 18:01, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Does anyone else think there should be more coverage of the strong association this union had with the Communist Party? I was shocked when I heard that. It seems unfair to mention all the good things about the WFM without mentioning this serious problem.Ndriley97 (talk) 22:46, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
