#OtD 15 Aug 1913 William Murphy, Ireland's most prominent capitalist, sacked 40 workers for union membership, and later another 300. It led to one of the biggest industrial disputes in Irish history involving 20,000 workers https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8646/william-martin-murphy-sacks-workers?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon