Proposed plaque would mark Mpls. scene of 'Bloody Friday' strike

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/06/16/bloody-friday-strike



Jon Collins · Jun 16, 2015

A group that honors the memory of the Minneapolis Truckers Strike of 1934 wants to install a plaque at the scene of a bloody confrontation in the city's Warehouse District.

The 1934 strike is remembered as much for its violence — at least two strikers were killed and dozens were wounded — as for its success in breaking the de facto ban on large-scale union organizing in the city.

The movement grew out of a strike by a group of truckers trying to organize with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against the wishes of city leaders and a pro-business group called The Citizens' Alliance.

"The Citizens' Alliance was the power behind the throne," said Keith Christensen, a member of the Remember 1934 Committee. "Basically, they dominated the town as a right-to-work environment, which depressed wages and made conditions really harsh — it was one of the worst in the country."

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