Workers Rally Against Jailing of Union Officials in Minneapolis
The passage notes labor opposition to court actions against four convicted men and predicts possible strikes. It highlights Saturday’s demonstration as workers push labor rights, viewing the state as an instrument of capitalist oppression and urging the labor class to organize, educate, and assume self-management for broader life gains.
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Plunderbund
Minneapolis
Machine Guns and Labor Strife in New York’s Paris of the Past
A historical anti strike column recalls the Brooklyn Rapid Transit walkout of August 29 led by the Amalgamated Association of Electrical and Street Railway Employees. Police plan to deploy detectives bomb squads and machine guns to protect strikebreakers. The article argues bosses promote violence and a militant working class through force.
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New York
Amalgamated Association of Electrical and Street Railway Employees’ Union
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Police Department
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
New York Times
Brooklyn