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When Waltham Strikes
September 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
$10
Opening this Wednesday.
This Labor Day, the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation celebrates workers and their contributions to the development of the United States with the new exhibition “When Waltham Strikes.”
Did you know that the first industrial labor strike was staged at the site of our museum by women working at the Boston Manufacturing Company in 1821?
“When Waltham Strikes” highlights this important piece of our history alongside the “monster strike” that took place at the Waltham Watch Company 100 years later. The exhibit connects both of these events with modern labor activists and movements to explore why workers go on strike, what they can achieve, and why strikes are important.
