1985–86 Hormel strike

When

1985 – 1986

Kind

Strike

Coordinates

43.68° N, 92.97° W

Description

labor dispute between Hormel and the United Food and Commercial Workers

Date from

year in its name

Placed at the site its title names, Hormel.

Labor dispute between Hormel and the United Food and Commercial Workers

The 1985–1986 Hormel strike was a labor strike that involved approximately 1,500 workers of the Hormel meatpacking plant in Austin, Minnesota, United States. The strike, beginning August 17, 1985 and lasting until September 13 of the following year, is considered one of the longest strikes in Minnesota history and ended in failure for the striking workers.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page