Hazelton General Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, as part of a national textile strike, 25,000 workers initiated a general strike in Hazelton, PA. Despite worker demands not being met, anti-...
Hazelton General Strike (1934) On this day in 1934, as part of a national textile strike, 25,000 workers initiated a general strike in Hazelton, PA. Despite worker demands not being met, anti-...
Hazelton General Strike (1934)
Tue Sep 11, 1934
Image: Striking textile workers come up against state troopers in 1934 [libcom.org]
✱Some sources list the strike as taking place on September 12th
On this day in 1934, as part of a larger national textile strike, 25,000 workers went on a general strike in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) leaders joined business interests in denouncing the strikers. Rhode Island union leader Frank Gorman blamed the violence on communists and refused to sanction the flying pickets.
After three weeks, the union leadership declared the strike a "victory" and workers were sent back into the mills, with nothing gained.
"We are in a fight to the death now, and we will put on this demonstration Wednesday in a manner that will impress this community that the workers are organized."
- United Mine Workers organizer Michael J. Hartneady, September 10th, 1934
- Date: 1934-09-11
- Learn More: socialistworker.org, journals.psu.edu, libcom.org.
- Tags: #Labor, #GeneralStrikes.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org