Striking teachers picket for better schools, St. Paul, Minnesota, circa 1940-1950
1940-1949 ‧ 23 x 18 cm ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ monochrome ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections
Summary: | Labor Press Association caption on reserve: "READIN!, 'RITIN! AND ROBBERY -- Robbery is how St. Paul, Minn., unionists describe $1300-a-year minimum salaries paid the city teachers -- 1000 of whom have been on strike for more than five weeks. Organized in the American Federation of Teachers - AFL, these women are picketing in near-zero temperatures. Sentiment of the entire city including organized labor is behind them, with even Gov. Edward Thye protesting that the salaries were too low." |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Minnesota |
Place of origin – Settlement: | St. Paul |
Temporal subject: | 1901-2000 |
Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Minnesota |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | St. Paul |
Topical subjects: | Strikes |
Teachers | |
AFL-CIO | |
Education | |
labor | |
labor unions | |
labor movement | |
Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | Economics, Business, Commerce, Labor |
Copyright holder: | unknown |
Collection: | Labor in America Collection |
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