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Boston Police Strike of 1919 Echoes in Modern Labor Debate
The 1919 Boston police walkout involved over 1100 officers and sparked citywide disorder while shaping national views on police unions and labor rights. Governors Coolidge and later Delahunt connect the conflict to broader debates on public safety versus workers’ rights, with lasting questions about security and collective bargaining.
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Oston
Police Department
Boston
White House
Steve Striffler
Labor Resource Center
University of Massachusetts, Boston
North End
U.S
Bill Delahunt
Joy Street
Delahunt
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
Labor History
University of Toledo
Joseph Slater
Carmen
Michael $. Dukakis
Beacon Hill
Harvard
Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Naval Cape
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Francis Russell
Charlestown
Newton
Massachusetts
Margaret R. Sullivan
Boston Police Department
Richard L. Lyons
New England Quarterly
Lyons