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+ | '''Sean Aloysius O'Brien''' was a [[Human]] [[coal]] [[mining|mine]] worker and an ancestor of [[Miles O'Brien]]. |
| + | He was born in the [[19th century]] on [[Earth]] and was a [[union]] leader in [[Pennsylvania]] in [[1902]]. Sean and a group of employees went out on [[strike]] [[Anthracite strike of 1902|against the owners of a coal mine]] and refused to open the mine until their demands were met. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his union: he was found dead in the [[Allegheny River]] with 32 or 34 gunshot wounds in his body a week before the strike ended. |
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| − | O'Brien led the [[anthracite strike of 1902]], a bitter controversy that lasted for eleven months, and only ended when all of the workers' demands were met. Unfortunately, O'Brien himself was killed barely a week before the strike concluded -- his body was found in the Allegheny River with 33 bullets in him. He had one of the largest funerals in western Pennsylvania history. Miles O'Brien would later recall his ancestor with pride, noting that he wasn't just a hero, he was "a union man." ([[DS9]]: "[[The Bar Association]]") |
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| + | In [[2372]], Chief O'Brien told [[Rom]] about Sean O'Brien, after Rom formed a union of bar employees to fight his brother [[Quark]]'s unfair labor practices. Rom remarked that this was not a very encouraging example. ({{DS9|Bar Association}}) |
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| − | : ''The actual leader of the 1902 anthracite strike was United Mine Workers' president [[Wikipedia:John Mitchell (United Mine Workers)|John Mitchell]].'' |
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Revision as of 05:13, 7 January 2015
Sean Aloysius O'Brien was a Human coal mine worker and an ancestor of Miles O'Brien.
He was born in the 19th century on Earth and was a union leader in Pennsylvania in 1902. Sean and a group of employees went out on strike against the owners of a coal mine and refused to open the mine until their demands were met. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his union: he was found dead in the Allegheny River with 32 or 34 gunshot wounds in his body a week before the strike ended.
In 2372, Chief O'Brien told Rom about Sean O'Brien, after Rom formed a union of bar employees to fight his brother Quark's unfair labor practices. Rom remarked that this was not a very encouraging example. (DS9: "Bar Association")