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Truckers Strike
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Gov. Floyd B. Olson
Gov. Floyd B. Olson laid the groundwork for a bold, progressive agenda by declaring the "United States has created the greatest industrial system in the history of the world, but that system has concerned itself almost entirely with profit and has been blind or selfish insofar as the welfare of the mass of the people is concerned." -
National Industrial Recovery Act
Congress passes the National Industrial Recovery Act, the signature piece of legislation of the First New Deal, which Roosevelt hopes will lift the industrial economy out of Depression. -
Banking Act of 1933
Congress passes the Banking Act of 1933, which establishes the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which virtually ends bank failures in America. -
A Police Riot
This strike, also known as the Minneapolis Teamsters' Strike and, alternately, sometimes called "a police riot," was one of the most violent in the state's history, and a major battle in Minnesota's "civil war" of the 1930s between business and labor. -
Non-Union city
A non-union city, Minneapolis business leaders had successfully kept unions at bay through an organization called the Citizens Alliance, but by 1934, unions were gaining strength as advocates of workers for improved wages and better working conditions. -
Trucking operations in the city came to a halt
When employers refused to recognize the union, or its right to speak for all of its members, union leaders called a strike. Trucking operations in the city came to a halt. -
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Truckers Strike
This strike, also known as the Minneapolis Teamsters' Strike and, alternately, sometimes called "a police riot," was one of the most violent in the state's history, and a major battle in Minnesota's "civil war" of the 1930s between business and labor. -
The Strike is Over
The strike ended on May 25, 1934 when the union was recognized and their demands settled. 200 were injured and 4 people died during the conflict. The Truckers' Strike marked a turning point in state and national labor history and legislation. The strike opened the way for enactment of laws acknowledging and protecting workers' rights. -
Supporters
The police force was increased for the battle. Many women strike supporters joined the strikers and were severely beaten. Hundreds of strikers were arrested. In support of the truckers, 35,000 building trades workers went on strike. -
To inform the public of the strike's aims
To inform the public of the strike's aims, and to keep workers informed of developments, strike leaders published a daily newspaper. Conflict escalated daily throughout May and reached a peak late in the month, at the city market, where strikers clashed with police, who were trying to open it for farm produce to be brought in. -
National Labor Relations Board Created
The National Labor Relations Board is created to hear cases arising from the labor guarantees included in the National Industrial Recovery Act. -
Collective Bargaining Established
Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Wagner National Labor Relations Act, which re-establishes the right to collective bargaining that had been thrown out by the Supreme Court along with the rest of the NRA in the Shechter decision.