Committee plans memorial for 1934 Minneapolis strikes

Despite their historic importance, no memorial commemorates the location of the 1934 Minneapolis truckers' strikes.


http://www.workdayminnesota.org/articles/committee-plans-memorial-1934-minneapolis-strikes

By Mike Wilkinson, Workday Minnesota
May 21, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS
Throughout most of the summer of 1934, the Market District (now known as the Warehouse District) in downtown Minneapolis was full of sensory stimulation: the sound of clubs smashing into heads and bodies along with screams of protest; the sight of blood running in the streets; and the smell of gunpowder.

The 1934 Minneapolis truckers strikes are one of the great watershed moments in the history of the American labor movement. Now a group of labor activists, historians and sympathizers is planning to erect a permanent marker to commemorate the events of that year and to honor those who fell in the struggle for collective bargaining and the right to organize.

“There are virtually no memorials in the Twin Cities related to historical moments in the local labor movement,” said Dave Riehle, who chairs the Remember 1934 Committee. “The ’34 Teamsters strikes were a critical moment in the American labor movement and we believe the time is long overdue for a memorial.”

The Remember 1934 Committee hopes to install the memorial this summer and is soliciting support for the effort.

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