LABOR SONG OF THE WEEK
Harold Phillips | Published on 9/19/2026
"Our Hands Are Tied" by Holly Carter
Holly Carter's song tells the story of IWW organizer Frank Little, murdered by a vigilante mob in Butte, Montana, after challenging brutal mine conditions and opposing World War I.
The song has just been added to LHF’s new Labor Arts & Culture Database.
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