Today in Labor History July 20 Police began shooting pickets without provocation, killing 2

[Omaha Steve]

July 20

July 20, 1934 - “Bloody Friday” in the Minneapolis Teamster truckers strike. Police began shooting pickets without provocation, killing two and wounding dozens more.

& this info on it:July 20
Two killed, 67 wounded in Minneapolis truckers' strike—"Bloody Friday" - 1934


Postal unions, Postal Service sign first labor contract in the history of the federal government - 1971

Labor history found here: http://www.unionist.com/today-in-labor-history & here: http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_07_20_2009

[pnorman]

1. "Bloody Friday", 1934

http://www.onedayinjuly.org/history.html
and
http://1934strike.wordpress.com/strike-details/

pnorman

[midnight]

2. The American people implementing their rights have had

to pay a huge price. It always surprises me when the police are used to suppress the working people of this country, because they are one faction of the working people.