The 1835 Paterson textile strike takes place in Paterson, New Jersey, involves more than two thousand workers from twenty textile mills across the city.
The strikers, many of whom are children and of Irish descent, are seeking a reduction in daily working hours from thirteen and a half hours to eleven hours
Support from other workers in Paterson and nearby cities allows the strikers to sustain their efforts for two weeks.
Employers refuse to negotiate with the workers, and are able to break the strike by unilaterally declaring a reduction in work hours to twelve hours daily during the week and nine hours on Saturdays.
Many leaders of the strike and their family are blacklisted by employers in Paterson after it ends.
