12/10/2023 0 Comments Trucker strike aug 31This victory for General Drivers Local 574 helped to create an environment for union support in Minneapolis, and paved the way for legislation such as the National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act. The agreement secured for the Union a minimum wage, Union recognition, and the right of the Union to represent all of its members. A settlement was finally reached on August 22, 1934, one month after the second strike began. The Guard later raided the headquarters of the Citizens’ Alliance, confiscating evidence of plans to obstruct mediation. In early August the National Guard raided the headquarters of Local 574 and arrested several Union leaders. ![]() Governor Olson declared martial law and called in the National Guard to keep peace in the city. On July 20, a day known as “Bloody Friday,” police opened fire on strikers, wounding 67 and killing two. Employers used police escorts to move a truck convoy under the guise of delivering hospital supplies. Olson secured a truce, and an agreement between employers and Local 574 was signed on May 31.īy mid-June, Local 574 complained that employers were not abiding by the May 31 agreement, and on June 16 the workers agreed to another strike. Special deputies were enlisted and on May 22, in a conflict known as the “Battle of Deputies Run,” two deputies were killed. Violent clashes occurred between strikers and police in the Market District. Employers refused to recognize the union and Local 574 called a strike. Local business leaders had been successful in keeping unions at bay by uniting under the Citizens’ Alliance, an organization committed to an “open shop” that would not require union membership as a condition of employment.īy May of 1934, General Drivers Local 574 of the international Brotherhood of Teamsters had organized members of the trucking industry into a union with 3000 members. Unions were gaining strength and numbers across the nation, but not in Minneapolis. Minneapolis at the time was largely a non-union city. The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934, also known as the Minneapolis Truckers' Strike, was a pivotal event in both local and national labor history. When ordering the book contact Michael Walsh by email to receive your signed copy.By Beth Goodrich, Assistant Program Coordinator, Minitex Lavishly illustrated, this expose reveals secrets removed from Western history books. For 36 years news of Bolshevik atrocities and 70 million martyred Christians were censored by Western media. ![]() SLAUGHTER OF A DYNASTY Michael Walsh. Covertly sponsored by Wall Street banks and the White House Bolsheviks seized Tsarist Russia (regime change). Rummel, Power Kills: Genocide and Mass Murder (Journal of Peace Research) 164 million people have been killed in cold blood this century by Capitalist / Communist governments. ![]() We are in debt to our donors who finance the distribution of spin-free real news and fearlessly expressed views. The author’s books are available for purchase by visiting his website BOOKSTORE link. These illustrated best-selling books are essential for the libraries of informed readers. His 70 books include best-selling THE LAST GLADIATORS Fiancés of Death ( Paperback / Ebook) AFRICA’S KILLING FIELDS: African Victims of the Liberal-Left ( Paperback / Ebook) RHODESIA’S DEATH EUROPE’S FUNERAL European to Wall Street Colonialism ( Paperback / Ebook) RISE OF THE SUN WHEEL ( Paperback / Ebook), THE ALL LIES INVASION I, THE All LIES INVASION II, and many other book titles. MICHAEL WALSH is a journalist, author, and broadcaster.
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