1949 Calvary Cemetery strike
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The 1949 Calvary Cemetery strike was a labor strike involving gravediggers and other workers at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York City. The strike began on January 13 and ended on March 12.
Aerial view of part of the cemetery in 2020
Cardinal Francis Spellman (pictured 1946), the archbishop of New York during the strike
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1949 Calvary Cemetery strike
…1973 New York City gravediggers' strike Campbell, Kaitlin (September 30, 2015). "Dorothy Day & the Gravediggers vs. Cardinal Spellman". Commonweal. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021. Manoukian, Marina (December 14, 2021). "When Cemetery Workers In Queens Went On…
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