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Labor movement -- Drama Books
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John Galsworthy
Strife: A Drama in Three Acts
"Strife: A Drama in Three Acts" by John Galsworthy is a play written in 1907 and first produced in 1909. At a tin plate factory on the England-Wales border, an unofficial strike drags on for months, causing desperate hardship among workers' families. As trade union representatives and company directors seek resolution, two uncompromising men face off: the elderly company chairman and the strike leader. Neither will yield, even as the human cost mounts around them. The confrontation forces everyone to question what price they're willing to pay for their principles.
John Galsworthy
Taistelu
"Taistelu" by John Galsworthy is a three-act play produced in 1909. At a tin plate factory, an unofficial strike has dragged on for months, bringing hardship to workers' families. As directors and trade union representatives seek resolution, an intense confrontation erupts between the unyielding company chairman and the strike's defiant leader. Both men refuse to compromise, even as suffering mounts around them. The battle becomes not just about demands and wages, but about power, principle, and the human cost of absolute conviction.
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