Butte Montana Mine Workers Discuss Pay Contracts 1942

In Butte, Montana, 1942, workers from the Anaconda Copper Mining Company determined pay contracts for miners. The contract system established a minimum wage of $6.75 per day. This significant moment reflects the labor practices and economic conditions of the mining industry during World War II, impacting countless workers and their families.

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