Remember 1934
Peter Riley1934 and now
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Minneapolis Teamsters was a historic fight and victory in the history of the American labor movement.
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1934 and Now: History Lives!
Over the first three decades of the 20th century, Minneapolis was the most notorious “open shop” city in the country. An employers’ organization (the “Citizens’ Alliance”) leveraged the power of banks, manufacturers, and local government to resist workers’ attempts to unionize. In February 1934 the city’s truck drivers and coal yard workers organized and struck their industry, winning union recognition in a week.