Granite Cutters' National Union Badge, Frankfort, ca. 1900
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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
In 1877, granite workers in Maine formed the first granite industry union, the Granite Cutters Union, to protect their wages, reduce working hours, force regular pay dates, ensure quality, and formalize an apprenticeship system. Some cutters were not making living wages and the work was liable to end at any time, among other issues.
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