Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

1934: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • 1934: Minneapolis Teamsters Strike

    https://teamster.org/blog/2015/11/to...1tnBvWDi6_laxM

    1934: Minneapolis Teamsters Vote to Strike All Trucking Companies

    It was springtime in Minneapolis during a year when the American labor movement was making itself known in radical fashion throughout the country. The year was 1934, a time when labor unrest was not simply defined by strikes and civil disobedience. Police batons were wielded at workers, live ammunition was fired, National Guard troops were deployed, blood was spilled and lives were lost.

    And Teamsters were at the center of it all.

    On May 15, 1934, the 6,000 members of Teamsters Local 574 in Minneapolis voted to strike all trucking employers, demanding recognition and wage increases. The vote signaled an escalation in what some remember as the "Teamster Rebellion," a wave of strikes that nearly shut down the city and put the still-young Teamsters Union at the forefront of organized labor.
Working...
X