1934: Mill City Revolt
The Minneapolis Teamsters Strike
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S1E7 - The February Whirlwind Strike, or, the Dress Rehearsal

Episode Notes

We have finally arrived! The first strike of 1934!

This episode is technically the second part of what I wrote for episode 6, but to save you from a 50 minute episode, I split it in half. We discuss the Labor Boards, Local 574 organizers' maneuvering around conservative labor bureaucrats, their strategies for timing the strike, and then the 3-day coal yard strike itself. As the title implies, this was only a practice run for the next two strikes in May and July-August.

Also, watch out for the first of the newspaper episodes to come out soon!

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