You might start with James F. Kluger THE CLIFTON-MORENCI STRIKE: LABOR DIFFICULTY
IN ARIZONA, 1915-1916. I'm sure there are more sources including a video on
Mexican-American miners and their efforts to unionize this area. Also look for
stuff on the Bisbee Deportation. Away from my sources teaching summer school or
I could make more references.
Mike Dunning
Assistant Professor of History
University of Alaska Southeast - Ketchikan
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> Is anyone familiar with copper mining in the Clifton Morenci-Metcalf district
> of AZ c. 1918 (Phelps-Dodge)? Or the labor unions at that time? I.E. the
> "Miami Miners' Union"; "Western Federation of Miners"; "War Industries
> Board" (copper price-fixing hearing); "Mine, Union and Smelters Workers"
> (Charles Moyer ); AZ State Fed of Labor (Thomas J. Croaff or George D.
> Smith); Governor Hunt, or George Powell?
>
> Regards,
>
> N Swygert
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