The 1935 Flour City Ornamental Iron Works strike - Drew Shonka An article by Drew Shonka about an AFL strike at the Flour City Ornamental Iron Works in Minneapolis…
The 1935 Strutwear strike: ‘The stories of the workers are different’ - Elizabeth Faue An article by Elizabeth Faue about the 1935 Strutwear strike in Minneapolis.
The Communist Party and socialists during the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike A passage about radicals involvement in the 1934 Toledo Auto-Lite strike, from The Communist Party…
“The man . . . died on my lap”: one women recalls the Memorial Day Massacre of 1937 The testimony of Lupe Marshall to a U.S. Senate committee on the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre, a day…
The big strike: a journalist describes the 1934 San Francisco strike - Mike Quin Mike Quin, a self-described “rank-and-file journalist,” offered a sympathetic picture of the…
Slippery slopes (the anarchists in Spain) - Manuel Azaretto Written in 1939 by a member of FORU (Regional Workers Federation of Uruguay), this book—a scathing…
Between the 30s and the 60s - Murray Bookchin In this article, appearing in the book The Sixties, Without Apology, Murray Bookchin traces American radical thought from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Reds riot at steel mill: 75 years later Mark R. Wolff on the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre, in which police fired upon striking CIO workers.
Valuable lessons learned from 1935 play “Waiting for Lefty” An article by Brandon Oliver about a 1935 play about workers intending to strike.
The Communist Party of the United States: from the Depression to World War II An overview of the American Communist Party from the time right before the Popular Front era until…
Vulnerable Akron: the first great sit-down - Rose Pesotta An account by anarchist and union organizer Rose Pesotta of the 1936 Akron rubberworkers strike,…
Images from 1934 Autolite strike Considered one of the most important strikes in American history, the Toledo Autolite strike is best remembered by its mass pickets and running…
